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Orion Parrott

Founder

Founder/Founding CEO at Lendsnap

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLendsnap Β· YC

About

Orion Parrott is CEO at OpenFPGA, Founding General Partner at Orange DAO, and Venture Partner at Taisu Ventures.

Founder/Founding CEO at LendsnapYC S16

Intro paths

YC

Orion went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Orion can intro founders to Lendsnap's investors below.

Co-founders at Lendsnap

MRMike Romano
Mike RomanoFounder/| Vice President of Business Development

Experience

  1. OpenFPGA.aiFoundercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Orange DAOFounding General Partnercurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  3. Shared Estates FundFounding General Partnercurrent2019 β€” presentLenox, MA
  4. Intelligence Cubed iΒ³Investor & Advisorcurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  5. Mutual Fintech (P2P Lending)Advisorcurrent2019 β€” presentSΓ£o Paulo Area, Brazil
  6. Triangle AcceleratorMentor2024 β€” 2025Singapore, Singapore
  7. stealth VR startupChief Technology Officer2019 β€” 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  8. YektaSonics Inc.Business Development Advisor2019 β€” 2020Berkeley, CA
  9. LendsnapFounding CEO2014 β€” 2019Berkeley CA
  10. Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS)Product Line Manager, Airborne TWTs2013Rancho Cordova, CA
  11. Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS)Program Manager2011 β€” 2013Rancho Cordova, CA
  12. Frontier WindControls Engineer2008 β€” 2011
  13. RaytheonSenior Systems Engineer II2008Beale AFB, CA
  14. RaytheonSenior Systems Engineer2002 β€” 2008
  15. New England Vegetable Oil CoopFounder2004 β€” 2005Greater Boston Area

Skills & more

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)Verification and Validation (V&V)Multi-agent SystemsHardware Bring-upPublic Relations11Business Development11Investment Funds2Investor Relations2InvestingExecutive ManagementClient RelationsNew Business Opportunities
+12 moreP&L ManagementComplex SystemsDigital AssetsWealth Management ServicesBusiness LeadershipBusiness AcumenArtificial Intelligence (AI)CryptocurrencyGenerative AICryptoFFIECCommunication

Languages Japanese

  • Duolingo
  • Introduction to Unity Development β€” Universe
  • OpenCV for Python Developers β€” LinkedIn
  • Machine Learning β€” Coursera

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Orion Parrott?
Orion Parrott is CEO at OpenFPGA, Founding General Partner at Orange DAO, and Venture Partner at Taisu Ventures.
Where does Orion Parrott work?
Orion Parrott is Founder/Founding CEO of Lendsnap.
What companies did Orion Parrott found?
Orion Parrott founded Lendsnap.
Where did Orion Parrott go to school?
Orion Parrott studied at Y Combinator (Summer 16 Batch); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Northeastern University (Master of Science, Communications and Signal Processing).

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