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Matt Hardy

Founder

Founder at Proof of Human

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedProof of Human Β· YC

About

Matt Hardy was a co-founder of Roundtable, which applied behavioral metrics to fraud prevention. He completed doctoral research at Princeton University on decision-making using machine learning and experimental methods, and holds undergraduate degrees in statistics and economics from the University of Toronto with prior experience in data science and econometrics.

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Matt Hardy @mdahardy

In San Francisco, you should always treat strangers with respect. They could be gods in disguise (members of a16z new media)

Jul 29, 2026 Β· β™₯ 2

Matt Hardy @mdahardy

Welcome to the @proofofhuman era https://t.co/uEkves32BB

Jul 27, 2026 Β· β™₯ 7 Β· ⇄ 3

Matt Hardy @mdahardy

Looks like we got @proofofhuman just in time https://t.co/baakzJxg15

Jul 23, 2026 Β· β™₯ 7 Β· ⇄ 3

Founder at Proof of HumanYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Matt went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Proof of Human's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Matt can intro founders to Proof of Human's investors below.

Proof of Human's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Proof of Human

MAMayank Agrawal
Mayank AgrawalFounder

Experience

  1. Proof of Human, PBCCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. MicrosoftResearch Intern2022New York, United States
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Research Assistant2015 β€” 2016Cambridge, Massachusetts

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science2018 β€” 2023
  2. University of TorontoBachelor's degree, Statistics and Economics
  3. Y CombinatorS23

Same school

Also attended Princeton University474

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

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Also attended University of Toronto249

Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC

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Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Shared employers

Also worked at Proof of Human, PBC1

Mayank AgrawalFounder at Proof of Human

Also worked at Microsoft737

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General Catalyst

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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)325

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures

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