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Patrick Fay

Founder

Founder at Magnetic

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMagnetic Β· YC

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743 people in our graph share verified history with Patrick β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Damir BecirovicunlockedPatrick: together at University of Southern California (2010–2012)
Γ—2Patrick: together at Zynga
Γ—9Patrick: together at Y Combinator

About

Patrick Fay co-founded Magnetic and serves as CTO. He was an early engineer at FunCraft, where he contributed to game development across multiple titles, and previously led engineering teams at Zynga.

Founder at MagneticYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Patrick went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β€” the partner who ran Magnetic's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Patrick can intro founders to Magnetic's investors below.

Co-founders at Magnetic

Experience

  1. MagneticCo-Foundercurrent2024 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. FunCraftPrincipal Engineer2020 β€” 2024
  3. ZyngaPrincipal Software Engineer & Tech Lead2017 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ZyngaSenior Software Engineer & Tech Lead2013 β€” 2016San Francisco
  5. ZyngaSoftware Engineer2012 β€” 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Grab GamesGame Developer Intern2010 β€” 2011Los Angeles

Skills & more

ActionScript14PHP4C++9C#2JavaScript2Objective-C5SQLJava6Subversion5Git5Game Development18Game Design4
+2 moreVideo GamesPerforce

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Patrick Fay?
Patrick Fay co-founded Magnetic and serves as CTO. He was an early engineer at FunCraft, where he contributed to game development across multiple titles, and previously led engineering teams at Zynga.
Where does Patrick Fay work?
Patrick Fay is Founder of Magnetic.
What companies did Patrick Fay found?
Patrick Fay founded Magnetic.
Where did Patrick Fay go to school?
Patrick Fay studied at Y Combinator; University of Southern California (Computer Science (Games)).

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