Where does Matthew Yekell work?

Matthew Yekell is Founder of Incandor.

What companies did Matthew Yekell found?

Matthew Yekell founded Incandor.

Where did Matthew Yekell go to school?

Matthew Yekell studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science (Artifical Intelligence)); St. John's School (High School Diploma).

Matthew Yekell

Founder

Founder at Incandor

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedIncandor · YC

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1,483 people in our graph share verified history with Matthew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Garry TanunlockedMatthew: together at Y Combinator (2026)

×5Matthew: together at Y Combinator

Matthew: together at Stanford Management Company

×2Matthew: together at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

About

Matthew Yekell held positions at Vista Equity Partners, Stanford Management Company, and Cboe Global Markets before founding Incandor. He studied computer science at Stanford.

Founder at Incandor YC X26

Intro paths

Matthew went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Incandor's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Incandor's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Incandor

Luc RosenzweigFounder

Experience

IncandorCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
Vista Equity PartnersPrivate Equity Analyst2025 — 2026
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Venture Growth Equity Fellow2025
Stanford Management CompanyInvestments Intern2024 — 2025

Skills & more

Software Systems Engineering5Research10Community Organizing15Data Analysis10Policy Analysis5C (Programming Language)4Python (Programming Language)4C++4Google Analytics2

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Yekell?: Matthew Yekell held positions at Vista Equity Partners, Stanford Management Company, and Cboe Global Markets before founding Incandor. He studied computer science at Stanford.
Where does Matthew Yekell work?: Matthew Yekell is Founder of Incandor.
What companies did Matthew Yekell found?: Matthew Yekell founded Incandor.
Where did Matthew Yekell go to school?: Matthew Yekell studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science (Artifical Intelligence)); St. John's School (High School Diploma).

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Tess MichaelsPrivate Equity AssociateFounded Stride Funding +1 Conor BrownAssociateFounded Keye Dustin BeckPrivate Equity, Investment and Operations TeamFounded Butterfly Equity

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended St. John's School20

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Shared employers

Also worked at Incandor1

Luc RosenzweigFounder at Incandor

Also worked at Vista Equity Partners82

Anish AggarwalInvestor at Lightbank Ralph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire Ventures Adrienne AlexanderOperations at 8VC Sathya ShanthakumarDirector of Investor Relations at 7wire Ventures Conner LovelyInvestor at CapitalG Seimi ParkInvestor at CapitalG

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Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)133

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Also worked at Stanford Management Company13

Iva MessyHead of People at Felicis Ventures Grace IsfordPartner at Lux Capital RenataCo-founder at Renegade Partners Dan KingstonManaging Director Investments at Morgan Creek Capital Kristin GilbertsonInvestor at Access Industries Santiago Rodriguez LebrijaPartner at Andreessen Horowitz

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About

Founder at IncandorYC X26

Intro paths

Incandor's investors · 1

Co-founders at Incandor

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Stanford University mafia1,934

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) mafia14

Vista Equity Partners mafia5

Vista Equity Partners mafia4

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Also attended St. John's School20

Shared employers

Also worked at Incandor1

Also worked at Vista Equity Partners82

Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)133

Also worked at Stanford Management Company13

Founder at Incandor YC X26