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Quin Hoxie

Founder

Founder at Fixture · Founder at Swiftype

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFixture · YCSwiftype · YC

About

Quin Hoxie was previously a tech lead at Elasticsearch before founding Swiftype, which was later acquired by Elastic through Y Combinator's Winter 2012 cohort.

Founder at FixtureYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Quin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — 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 Fixture's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Quin can intro founders to Fixture's investors below.

Fixture's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Fixture

MRMatt Riley
Matt RileyFounder/CEO

Founder at SwiftypeYC W12

Intro paths

YC

Quin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Quin can intro founders to Swiftype's investors below.

Swiftype's investors · 3

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Swiftype

MR
Matt RileyFounder

Experience

  1. ElasticDistinguished Engineer, Technical Lead, Elasticsearch2021 — 2023
  2. ElasticDistinguished Engineer, Technical Lead, Enterprise Search2017 — 2021
  3. SwiftypeFounder2011 — 2017
  4. ScribdDeveloper2010 — 2011
  5. AboutUsDeveloper2009 — 2010
  6. University of ArizonaUnix Systems Programmer2006 — 2009
  7. GoogleSummer of Code Developer2007

Frequently asked questions

Who is Quin Hoxie?
Quin Hoxie was previously a tech lead at Elasticsearch before founding Swiftype, which was later acquired by Elastic through Y Combinator's Winter 2012 cohort.
Where does Quin Hoxie work?
Quin Hoxie is Founder of Fixture and Founder at Swiftype.
What companies did Quin Hoxie found?
Quin Hoxie founded Fixture, Swiftype.
Where did Quin Hoxie go to school?
Quin Hoxie studied at University of Arizona (BS, Computer Science).

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University of Arizona mafia24

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Fixture mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Matt RileyFounder/CEOFounded Swiftype

Swiftype mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Matt RileyCo-Founder & CEOFounded Fixture

Same school

Also attended University of Arizona113

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Shared employers

Also worked at Elastic21

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Also worked at Scribd9

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Also worked at University of Arizona11

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