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Michael Babineau

Founder

Founder/CEO at Second Measure

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

FoundedSecond Measure · YC

About

Michael Babineau has served as a founder and CEO in B2B SaaS, including as head of Second Measure, a company that raised funding through Y Combinator's S15 cohort and subsequently sold to Bloomberg. He spent approximately 15 years as an engineer before transitioning to founding roles.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder/CEO at Second MeasureYC S15

Intro paths

YC

Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Second Measure's investors below.

Second Measure's investors · 5

Bessemer Venture PartnersFundersClubOmega Venture PartnersShasta VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Second Measure

LCLillian Chou
Lillian ChouFounder/COO

Experience

  1. TurnstileCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2026 — present
  2. TurnstileCo-Founder & CEO2021 — 2025
  3. Second MeasureCo-Founder & CEO2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. (various)Software Engineer2004 — 2015

Education

  1. Y CombinatorSecond Measure (YC S15, YCG S19)
  2. Arizona State UniversityPhysics
  3. The Webb School1996 — 2002
  4. Leaders In TechFellow (2022-2023)

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Arizona State University mafia18

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Suhail DoshiComputer Systems EngineeringFounded Playground +1Tim TrefrenComputer ScienceFounded Recheck +1David FreedmanBachelor of Science (BS)Founded FreestarJulie BlouinFounded InsightAlli KinzelBachelor of Science - BSFounded BrexRobby WalkerFounded Cue

+ 11 more

Leaders In Tech mafia17

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam HashemiFounded Felt +1Jason TanFounded SiftGareth MacLeodConnecting with peopleFounded TinkerIba MasoodFounded Tara AIPanpan WangFounded The Flex CompanyMichael HeinrichFounded Garten

+ 10 more

The Webb School mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tiger WangHigh School DiplomaFounded Nessie

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Arizona State University101

Jackson HeddyCFO at NorthzoneOliver MitchellPartner at Ff Venture CapitalJorge CampoInvestor at KfundMax AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfundJen FettermanInvestor Relations Coordinator at StripesGunner HardyAssociate at BOLD Longevity

+ 95 more

Also attended The Webb School2

Garrett KingVice President, Investment Team at CouncilTiger WangCo-Founder & CTO at Nessie

Also attended Leaders In Tech22

Nick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcJoe GreensteinPartner at Very Serious VenturesCameron PeakePartner at Restive VenturesMaria AlegreManaging Partner at Flori VenturesMaria AlegresManaging Partner at Flori VenturesDavid CarricoManaging Partner at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

+ 16 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Turnstile3

Ryan SellsPartner at Pear VCOleg RogynskyyStrategic Advisor at DniproDanny WenPartner and Head of Business Development at Wing

Also worked at Second Measure8

Jonathan HsuCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookRyan SellsPartner at Pear VCNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkZach NooraniPartner at Foundation CapitalSitara RameshAssociate at Craft VenturesJosh GoldmanPartner at Norwest Venture Partners

+ 2 more