Where does Palmer McCutcheon work?

Palmer McCutcheon is Founder & CTO of Sleek.

What companies did Palmer McCutcheon found?

Palmer McCutcheon founded Sleek.

Where did Palmer McCutcheon go to school?

Palmer McCutcheon studied at Y Combinator (S21); Queen's University (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Engineering); St. George's School.

Palmer McCutcheon

Founder

Founder & CTO at Sleek

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FoundedSleek · YC

About

Palmer McCutcheon worked as a software engineer at Microsoft before co-founding and serving as CTO of Sleek, which was sold to ZeroClick in September 2025. He now works in engineering at ZeroClick and Pie.

Founder & CTO at Sleek YC S21

Intro paths

Palmer went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Sleek's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Palmer can intro founders to Sleek's investors below.

Sleek's investors · 6

Hyde Park Venture PartnersChicago · $500K – $3M checks Jungle VenturesSingapore · $604K – $45M checks Olive Tree CapitalBoston SEEDS CapitalSingapore · $250K – $9M checks White Star CapitalLondon · $500K – $7M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Sleek

Adam MacEachernFounder

Daniel BaumFounder

Experience

ZeroClickHead of Engineeringcurrent2025 — present
Sleek (YC S21)Co-Founder & CTO2021 — 2025
MicrosoftSoftware Engineer II2020 — 2021Greater Seattle Area
MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020Greater Seattle Area

Skills & more

Leadership22Team Leadership12Public Speaking16Teamwork10Agile Methodologies1Social Media9Event Planning5Research4Event Management1Time ManagementJava3C1

+12 more

C++PythonHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScriptReact.jsMatlabAssembly LanguageGitMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPoint

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Palmer McCutcheon?: Palmer McCutcheon worked as a software engineer at Microsoft before co-founding and serving as CTO of Sleek, which was sold to ZeroClick in September 2025. He now works in engineering at ZeroClick and Pie.
Where does Palmer McCutcheon work?: Palmer McCutcheon is Founder & CTO of Sleek.
What companies did Palmer McCutcheon found?: Palmer McCutcheon founded Sleek.
Where did Palmer McCutcheon go to school?: Palmer McCutcheon studied at Y Combinator (S21); Queen's University (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Engineering); St. George's School.

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About

Founder & CTO at SleekYC S21

Intro paths

Sleek's investors · 6

Co-founders at Sleek

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

Y Combinator mafia4,716

Queen's University mafia32

St. George's School mafia3

Same school

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Also attended Queen's University370

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Shared employers

Also worked at ZeroClick2

Also worked at Sleek (YC S21)2

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Founder & CTO at Sleek YC S21