About
Matthew Jones is founder and CTO of Pharos, an AI platform focused on hospital safety. He previously co-founded Market2x, a New Zealand-based trucking marketplace and optimization platform.
Founder at PharosYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Matthew went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — 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 Pharos's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Matthew can intro founders to Pharos's investors below.
Pharos's investors · 9
Chainlinksince 2026Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFlow TradersAmsterdam · since 2026Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks · since 2026Lightspeed FactionMenlo Park · since 2026Moxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checksSNZ HoldingShanghai · since 2026Sumitomo CorporationTokyo · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Pharos
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Felix BrannCo-founder & CEO
Experience
- PharosCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- VitalDirector of Technical Innovation2022 — 2023New Zealand
- VitalPrincipal Engineer2021 — 2022Auckland, New Zealand
- VitalLead Software Architect2019 — 2021Auckland Metropolitan Area
- Market2xHead Of Innovation2018 — 2019Auckland, New Zealand
- Market2xSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018Auckland, New Zealand
- Orion HealthIntermediate Software Engineer2015 — 2016Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiAssociate Programmer Analyst in the Ma'ayan lab2014 — 2015New York City, NY, USA
- Houghton WinesCellar hand2014Swan Valley, WA, Australia
- First MarbleheadApplications Development Internship2012 — 2013Boston, MA, USA
- Matt's CateringOwner2010 — 2012Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Treble ConeSki Instructor2009Wanaka, New Zealand
- Peter Lehmann WinesCellar hand2009Barossa Valley, SA, Australia
Skills & more
Scala2Java10Google Cloud Platform1Docker1Software Development9GenomicsCassandraDistributed Systems3Apache SparkMicroservices1Kubernetes1Combinatorial Optimization
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Constraint ProgrammingMixed Integer ProgrammingFrom Matthew's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew Jones?
- Matthew Jones is founder and CTO of Pharos, an AI platform focused on hospital safety. He previously co-founded Market2x, a New Zealand-based trucking marketplace and optimization platform.
- Where does Matthew Jones work?
- Matthew Jones is Founder of Pharos.
- What companies did Matthew Jones found?
- Matthew Jones founded Pharos.
- Where did Matthew Jones go to school?
- Matthew Jones studied at Y Combinator (S24); University of Auckland (Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computer Science); University of Auckland (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics and Computer Science).
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