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Matthew Jones

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Founder at Pharos

United States

FoundedPharos · YC

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88 people in our graph share verified history with Matthew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Chris HickeyunlockedMatthew: together at University of Auckland (2010–2011)
×6Matthew: together at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
×5Matthew: together at University of Auckland

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 · 6

Chainlinksince 2026Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks · since 2026Moxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checksSNZ HoldingShanghai · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Pharos

FBFelix Brann
Felix BrannCo-founder & CEO

Experience

  1. PharosCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. VitalDirector of Technical Innovation2022 — 2023New Zealand
  3. VitalPrincipal Engineer2021 — 2022Auckland, New Zealand
  4. VitalLead Software Architect2019 — 2021Auckland Metropolitan Area
  5. Market2xHead Of Innovation2018 — 2019Auckland, New Zealand
  6. Market2xSoftware Engineer2016 — 2018Auckland, New Zealand
  7. Orion HealthIntermediate Software Engineer2015 — 2016Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  8. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiAssociate Programmer Analyst in the Ma'ayan lab2014 — 2015New York City, NY, USA
  9. Houghton WinesCellar hand2014Swan Valley, WA, Australia
  10. First MarbleheadApplications Development Internship2012 — 2013Boston, MA, USA
  11. Matt's CateringOwner2010 — 2012Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  12. Treble ConeSki Instructor2009Wanaka, New Zealand
  13. Peter Lehmann WinesCellar hand2009Barossa Valley, SA, Australia

Skills & more

Scala2Java10Google Cloud Platform1Docker1Software Development9GenomicsCassandraDistributed Systems3Apache SparkMicroservices1Kubernetes1Combinatorial Optimization
+2 moreConstraint ProgrammingMixed Integer Programming

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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).

Founder mafias

Orion Health mafia2

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