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Matthew Trost

Founder

Founder/CTO at Aesthetic

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedAesthetic · YC

About

Matthew Trost co-founded Haiku and later worked as a software engineer at Plato Design before transitioning to co-found Aesthetic.

Founder/CTO at AestheticYC S18

Intro paths

YC

Matthew went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Matthew can intro founders to Aesthetic's investors below.

Aesthetic's investors · 4

HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksVIEWPOINT VENTURESNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Aesthetic

NSNate Smith
Nate SmithFounder/CEO
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Andrew LookFounder

Experience

  1. Superoot®Co-Foundercurrent2024 — present
  2. Plato DesignFounder, CTO2023 — 2024Brooklyn, New York, United States
  3. AestheticFounder, CTO2020 — 2023Brooklyn, New York, United States
  4. Plato Design, Inc.Software Engineer2019 — 2022Brooklyn
  5. HaikuFounder, CTO2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. PaperspaceSoftware Engineer2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Civil CoSoftware Engineer2015 — 2016Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  8. Famo.usLead Engineer, Framework Team2015San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Famo.usTechnical Project Manager2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Famo.usSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  11. TED ConferencesSoftware Engineer2012 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. TED ConferencesQA Lead2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  13. TED ConferencesAssistant Editor2009 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
  14. TED ConferencesEditorial Assistant2008 — 2009New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

LeadershipManagementPublic SpeakingStrategic LeadershipSoftware EngineeringWeb ApplicationsWeb DevelopmentUser Experience (UX)EntrepreneurshipProject ManagementProduct ManagementProduct Development
+12 moreTechnical WritingTechnical DocumentationCreative WritingCopywritingCopy EditingQuality AssuranceProofreadingUser Interface DesignFront-end DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipWebGLNode.js
  • Triplebyte certified Generalist Software Engineer — Triplebyte

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Trost?
Matthew Trost co-founded Haiku and later worked as a software engineer at Plato Design before transitioning to co-found Aesthetic.
Where does Matthew Trost work?
Matthew Trost is Founder/CTO of Aesthetic.
What companies did Matthew Trost found?
Matthew Trost founded Aesthetic.
Where did Matthew Trost go to school?
Matthew Trost studied at Y Combinator (YC W18); Borough of Manhattan Community College (Mathematics and Computer Science); University of Missouri-Saint Louis (Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature/Letters).

Founder mafias

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Same school

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Also attended Borough of Manhattan Community College1

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Shared employers

Also worked at Civil Co1

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