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Peter Marton

Founder

Founder at OpenMeter

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOpenMeter Β· YC

About

Peter Marton previously worked on Stripe's usage and cost platform and Netflix's serverless infrastructure. He co-founded RisingStack, a Node.js performance monitoring company, and co-founded OpenMeter.

Founder at OpenMeterYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Peter went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran OpenMeter's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Peter can intro founders to OpenMeter's investors below.

OpenMeter's investors Β· 2

HaystackSan Francisco Β· $1M – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2023

Co-founders at OpenMeter

ATAndras Toth
Andras TothFounder

Experience

  1. Kong Inc.Principal Product Manager (OpenMeter Acquisition)2025 β€” 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  2. OpenMeterCEO, Co-Founder of OpenMeter (Acquired by Kong, Inc.)2023 β€” 2025San Francisco, CA
  3. StripeStaff Software Engineer2021 β€” 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  4. NetflixSenior Software Engineer2018 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Node.jsChairman of Diagnostics Working Group2019 β€” 2020
  6. RisingStackCTO, Co-founder2014 β€” 2017

Skills & more

Metering8Billing3FinOps3Usage Analysis2Distributed SystemsServerlessCost EfficiencyMicroservicesKubernetesUsage-Based Billing6Usage Based8Observability2
+8 moreTeam ManagementGraphQLSLODatabasesNode.jsJavaScriptMonitoringPrometheus

Languages English Β· German Β· Hungarian

  • FinOps Practitioner β€” FinOps Foundation

From Peter's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Marton?
Peter Marton previously worked on Stripe's usage and cost platform and Netflix's serverless infrastructure. He co-founded RisingStack, a Node.js performance monitoring company, and co-founded OpenMeter.
Where does Peter Marton work?
Peter Marton is Founder of OpenMeter.
What companies did Peter Marton found?
Peter Marton founded OpenMeter.
Where did Peter Marton go to school?
Peter Marton studied at Y Combinator; Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Y Combinator mafia4,716

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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Stripe mafia91

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Matt HuangBoard MemberFounded HotspotsPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded AuctomaticGreg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAIDaniela AmodeiEarly employee β€” Risk ManagerFounded AnthropicArvid LunnemarkSoftware EngineeringFounded CursorParker ConradMember Board of DirectorsFounded Zenefits +1

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Budapest University of Technology and Economics mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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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 VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures

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Also attended Budapest University of Technology and Economics17

Sandor PalfyVenture Partner at F-Prime Capital PartnersIstvan SzandaInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsBence GergelyPrincipal at PortfoLion Capital PartnersLevente ZsigmondInvestment Director at Vespucci PartnersAlessandro ZaccariaPartner at 360 CapitalDalma RiczuSenior Recruiting & Organizational Development Specialist at Maximon

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kong Inc.13

Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalOren YungerInvestor at GGV Capital

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Also worked at Stripe199

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI

+ 193 more

Also worked at Netflix68

Reed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesKishen PatelInvestor at GreycroftAriel TseitlinPartner at Scale Venture PartnersHal TilyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

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Also worked at Node.js1

Brendan AshworthFounder at CodeCanary