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Mitch Duncombe

Founder

Founder at Vector Legal

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedVector Legal ยท YC

About

Mitch Duncombe has worked as a startup lawyer at Fenwick & West, served as counsel on Y Combinator's legal team, and previously directed high school math curriculum while coaching basketball. He is now building Vector Legal, an AI-focused law firm for startups.

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Mitch Duncombe @mitchduncombe

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Mitch Duncombe @mitchduncombe

"that was lovely, but i need to go check on my agents; they've been running unsupervised long enough" - how my wife ended dinner tonight

Jun 17, 2026 ยท โ™ฅ 2

Mitch Duncombe @mitchduncombe

I started Vector Legal at 35. Got married the same year. Having the time of my life. https://t.co/pyF5UR4mF0

Jun 11, 2026 ยท โ™ฅ 1

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Intro paths

YC

Mitch went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) โ€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator โ€” the partner who ran Vector Legal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile โ†—

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In turn, Mitch can intro founders to Vector Legal's investors below.

Vector Legal's investors ยท 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Vector Legal

KVKeenan Venuti
Keenan VenutiFounder/CTO

Experience

  1. Vector LegalCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2026 โ€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Y CombinatorLegal Counsel2022 โ€” 2025
  3. Fenwick & WestLegal counsel to startups2018 โ€” 2022New York, NY & Seattle, WA
  4. InSITEGraduate student consultant to startups2016 โ€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. United States District CourtDeputy Law Clerk2016Portland, Oregon
  6. Teach For AmericaK-12 Math Instructional Director, High School Math Teacher, Varsity Basketball Coach2012 โ€” 2014Mississippi Delta Region

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley - School of LawDoctor of Law (J.D.)2015 โ€” 2018
  2. American UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interdisciplinary study of Communication2008 โ€” 2012
  3. University of OxfordVisiting Scholar at Lady Margaret Hall, studying politics2010 โ€” 2011

Skills & more

Startup LawLegal TechnologyCommercial ContractsEarly-stage StartupsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Startup DevelopmentVenture CapitalInternational Business LawCorporate LawTeachingBlockchain

From Mitch's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley - School of Law75

Deborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftBrad WeirickPartner & General Counsel at March Capital PartnersErica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCUri GreenwaldInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen HinshawDeputy General Counsel at Paradigm

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Also attended American University71

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniAmanda ThickpennyEvents Manager at NorthzoneCarleigh MorbaInvestor at Index VenturesMark KraynakInvestor at Aspect VenturesAlyssa DadolyCFO & Partner at Silverton PartnersLinda AveyCo-Founder, 23andme at Giant Ventures Global Llp

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Also attended University of Oxford745

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Vector Legal1

Keenan VenutiFounder/CTO at Vector Legal

Also worked at Y Combinator151

Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y CombinatorHarj TaggarGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Also worked at Fenwick & West19

Erica SunFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCMyles GutenkunstInvestor at Index VenturesVejay LallaManatt at Mucker CapitalBrian RojasInvestor at Side Door VenturesMack HealyManaging Partner at KdT VenturesEric WiesenGeneral Partner at Bullpen Capital

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Also worked at InSITE27

Jun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesDaniel FetnerBoard Partner at Alpaca VCPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalVic SinghGeneral Partner at RRE VenturesIvneet BhullarInvestment Partner at FusionClaire BiernackiPartner at BBG Ventures

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