Find your path to Palmer
13 people in our graph share verified history with Palmer — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Adam MacEachernunlockedPalmer: together at ZeroClick (2025–2026)
Palmer: together at ZeroClick
×10Palmer: together at St. George's School
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 SleekYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Palmer went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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
Co-founders at Sleek
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Adam MacEachernFounder
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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
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C++PythonHTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScriptReact.jsMatlabAssembly LanguageGitMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointFrom Palmer's professional profile.
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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Queen's University mafia101
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steph TryphonasBachelor of Applied Science - BAScFounded Collaborative RoboticsAlex ZhavoronkovBachelor of Commerce (Honors)Founded Deep Longevity +2Nick TeleckiBachelor of CommerceFounded Pop Market +1Parker MitchellHonorary DoctorateFounded Valence +1SameerMBAFounded Revvsales +1Changming LiuMaster's degreeFounded Aerohive Networks +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended Queen's University482
Steph TryphonasCo-founder of Collaborative RoboticsHark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersZeya YangInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Curtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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Also attended St. George's School11
Lawrence ChuPartner Emeritus, Fund I and II IC at Lever VCFrancis ZhanAssociate, Crypto at Tribe Capital FirstlookFrank LuoInvestor at Founders Circle CapitalJimmy TengInvestor at E14 FundKais KhimjiPartner at Sequoia CapitalRaymond WangInvestor at Something new
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Shared employers
Also worked at ZeroClick2
Also worked at Sleek (YC S21)2
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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