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Raphael Schaad

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General Partner at Y Combinator · CEO at Cron

United States

FoundedCron · YC

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About

Raphael Schaad founded and led Cron, a calendar product acquired by Notion in 2022. At Notion, he expanded the Calendar product and served as Head of Design for Growth, while also contributing to design roles at Flipboard and iA Writer. He holds degrees in Computer Science from Bern University of Applied Sciences and Media Arts and Sciences from MIT.

CEO at CronYC W20

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YC

Raphael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Cron's investors · 8

20VCLondon · $250K – $5M checksChapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksNext Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020YourNest Venture CapitalGurugram · $500K – $1.5M checks

Investments

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Raphael Schaad

Why Every Founder Should Care About Design

Design Review

Design Experts Critique AI Interfaces

Design Review

Colleagues at Y Combinator

Aaron Epstein
General Partner at Y Combinator
Adele Gower
Workplace Operations Manager (HR and Workplace) at Y Combinator
Alex Petersen
Associate General Counsel (Legal) at Y Combinator
Alexis Katsilometes
Executive Assistant (Batch) at Y Combinator
Allison Bryan
Director of Accounting (Finance) at Y Combinator
Amir Sharif
Product Engineer (Software) at Y Combinator
Andrew Hsiao
Product Engineer (Post Batch) at Y Combinator
Andrew Miklas
General Partner at Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Raphael Schaad?
Raphael Schaad founded and led Cron, a calendar product acquired by Notion in 2022. At Notion, he expanded the Calendar product and served as Head of Design for Growth, while also contributing to design roles at Flipboard and iA Writer. He holds degrees in Computer Science from Bern University of Applied Sciences and Media Arts and Sciences from MIT.
Where does Raphael Schaad work?
Raphael Schaad is CEO of Cron and General Partner at Y Combinator.
What companies did Raphael Schaad found?
Raphael Schaad founded Cron.
What companies has Raphael Schaad invested in?
Investments tracked here include 10x Science, AgentMail, Amboras, Balance, BUD, Cascade, Casey, Cekura, Clicks Health, Dayjob, Dipole Labs, Dispatch, and 15 more.
What podcasts and interviews feature Raphael Schaad?
Tracked appearances include "Why Every Founder Should Care About Design", "Design Experts Critique AI Interfaces".

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