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Mitchell Catoen

InvestorFounder

Principal Engineer at Phantom · Founder at Phonic

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPhonic · YC

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1,329 people in our graph share verified history with Mitchell — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Mitchell: together at Uber
Mitchell: together at University of Waterloo

About

Mitchell Catoen previously worked at Google before founding Phonic, a company focused on AI and trading systems, and later joined Phantom.

Founder at PhonicYC W20

Intro paths

YC

Mitchell went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mitchell can intro founders to Phonic's investors below.

Phonic's investors · 3

Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2025Tola CapitalSeattle · $1M – $15M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Phonic

DFDavid Ferris
David FerrisFounder
MNMoin Nadeem
Moin NadeemFounder
NMNikhil Murthy
Nikhil Murthy

Experience

  1. PhantomPrincipal Engineercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. PhantomStaff Software Engineer2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. PhonicCo-Founder & CTO (acquired by Infillion)2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. GoogleSoftware Engineer2019 — 2020Mountainview, California
  5. HiveMachine Learning Engineer2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. UberSoftware Engineer2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. YahooSoftware Engineer2017Sunnyvale, California
  8. NXP SemiconductorsPerception Engineer2016Gatineau, QC
  9. Taymer International Inc.Computer Vision Engineer2016Markham, Ontario
  10. MedAvail Technologies Inc.Systems Integration Engineer2015Mississauga
  11. MilacronControls Engineering Intern2014Georgetown, ON

Skills & more

C++26SolidWorks11Robotics19AutoCAD8Object Oriented Software11Software Development12C14Embedded Systems7Machine Learning6Python3

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Colleagues at Phantom

Alex Kilkka
Founder at SimpleHash
Brandon Millman
Founder at Phantom
Sam Rosenblum
Partner at Haun Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mitchell Catoen?
Mitchell Catoen previously worked at Google before founding Phonic, a company focused on AI and trading systems, and later joined Phantom.
Where does Mitchell Catoen work?
Mitchell Catoen is Founder of Phonic and Principal Engineer at Phantom.
What companies did Mitchell Catoen found?
Mitchell Catoen founded Phonic.
Where did Mitchell Catoen go to school?
Mitchell Catoen studied at Y Combinator (Winter Batch (2020)); University of Waterloo (Bachelor's Degree, Mechatronics).

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