Orion Parrott
FounderFounder/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
Orion went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Orion can intro founders to Lendsnap's investors below.
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Co-founders at Lendsnap
Experience
- OpenFPGA.aiFoundercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Orange DAOFounding General Partnercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Shared Estates FundFounding General Partnercurrent2019 β presentLenox, MA
- Intelligence Cubed iΒ³Investor & Advisorcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- Mutual Fintech (P2P Lending)Advisorcurrent2019 β presentSΓ£o Paulo Area, Brazil
- Triangle AcceleratorMentor2024 β 2025Singapore, Singapore
- stealth VR startupChief Technology Officer2019 β 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- YektaSonics Inc.Business Development Advisor2019 β 2020Berkeley, CA
- LendsnapFounding CEO2014 β 2019Berkeley CA
- Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS)Product Line Manager, Airborne TWTs2013Rancho Cordova, CA
- Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS)Program Manager2011 β 2013Rancho Cordova, CA
- Frontier WindControls Engineer2008 β 2011
- RaytheonSenior Systems Engineer II2008Beale AFB, CA
- RaytheonSenior Systems Engineer2002 β 2008
- New England Vegetable Oil CoopFounder2004 β 2005Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
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P&L ManagementComplex SystemsDigital AssetsWealth Management ServicesBusiness LeadershipBusiness AcumenArtificial Intelligence (AI)CryptocurrencyGenerative AICryptoFFIECCommunicationLanguages 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).
Founder mafias
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Stanford University mafia903
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University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia117
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Northeastern University mafia43
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Same school
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Shared employers
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