About
Matt Kerrigan previously worked in a machine learning role at a startup acquired by Nordstrom and founded Salezilla, an LLM-based cold email campaign tool. He now leads Toothy AI, which focuses on automating back office operations for dental clinics.
Founder at Toothy AIYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Matt went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Toothy AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Matt can intro founders to Toothy AI's investors below.
Toothy AI's investors · 3
Co-founders at Toothy AI
JC
Johnny ChenFounder
TK
Tejas KonduruFounder
Experience
- Toothy AI (YC W25)Co-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Taffi Inc.Advisorcurrent2020 — present
- SalezillaCo-Founder2018 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Trunk ClubData Scientist2017 — 2019Chicago
- BootlerData Scientist2016Chicago, Illinois
- MetisData Scientist2016San Francisco Bay Area
- NetworkinguysIT Consultant2013 — 2016Cleveland, OH
Skills & more
Leadership4Strategic Planning2Analysis1Strategy1Statistics18Research8Data Mining18Data Analysis9Machine Learning14Programming8Data Science7Software Development2
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AlgorithmsData VisualizationArtificial IntelligenceConsultingBusiness IntelligenceBig DataNatural Language ProcessingAnalyticsComputer ScienceCloud ComputingStart-upsSoftware EngineeringFrom Matt's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Kerrigan?
- Matt Kerrigan previously worked in a machine learning role at a startup acquired by Nordstrom and founded Salezilla, an LLM-based cold email campaign tool. He now leads Toothy AI, which focuses on automating back office operations for dental clinics.
- Where does Matt Kerrigan work?
- Matt Kerrigan is Founder of Toothy AI.
- What companies did Matt Kerrigan found?
- Matt Kerrigan founded Toothy AI.
- Where did Matt Kerrigan go to school?
- Matt Kerrigan studied at Purdue University (Computer Science and Statistics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Purdue University mafia79
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Shared employers
Also worked at Toothy AI (YC W25)1
Also worked at Salezilla2
Also worked at Trunk Club15
Dylan PearcePartner at GreycroftHaley Kwait ZolloInvestor at Starting LineTom RyanInvestor at FELIX CAPITALTed MaidenbergCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookDalia ElMohamadyCFO at Sawari VenturesRick LewisGeneral Partner at US Venture Partners
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