Where does Raphael Schaad work?

Raphael Schaad is Founder CEO of Cron.

Where did Raphael Schaad go to school?

Raphael Schaad studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Media Arts and Sciences); Y Combinator (Startup accelerator, W20 batch); Harvard Business School (Cross registration, Launching Technology Ventures).

Raphael Schaad

Founder

Founder CEO at Cron

United States

FoundedCron · YC

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Aydin SenkutunlockedRaphael: together at Notion (2022–2025)

Raphael: together at Notion

Raphael: together at Flipboard

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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.

Founder CEO at Cron YC W20

Intro paths

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

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In turn, Raphael can intro founders to Cron's investors below.

Cron's investors · 5

Chapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checks Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checks Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020 YourNest Venture CapitalGurgaon · $500K – $17M checks

Experience

Y CombinatorVisiting Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
NotionHead of Design, Connected Apps2025New York, New York, United States
NotionHead of Product, Calendar2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
CronFounder CEO2019 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
Schaad ConsultingSoftware Designer & Engineer2017 — 2019Bern, Berne, Switzerland
MIT Media LabResearcher2015 — 2017Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Flipboard Inc.Software Designer & Engineer2011 — 2015Palo Alto, California, United States
Information Architects TokyoSoftware Designer & Engineer2009 — 2010Tokyo, Japan
Schaad ConsultingSoftware Designer & Engineer2009 — 2010Bern, Berne, Switzerland
PostFinance (Die Schweizerische Post)Software Designer & Engineer2002 — 2006Bern, Berne, Switzerland

Skills & more

User Interface Design19Data Visualization5Innovation Consulting2iOS development10Computer Vision1Typography2OOP9Image Processing2Object-Oriented ProgrammingDesign PatternsUnit TestingSoftware Engineering13

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Agile Development3DStart-upsAgile MethodologiesSoftware DesignMobile ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentUser Experience DesignCocoaPublic SpeakingObjective-CC

Languages English · French · German · Swiss German

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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

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 Founder CEO of Cron.
What companies did Raphael Schaad found?: Raphael Schaad founded Cron.
Where did Raphael Schaad go to school?: Raphael Schaad studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master's degree, Media Arts and Sciences); Y Combinator (Startup accelerator, W20 batch); Harvard Business School (Cross registration, Launching Technology Ventures).
What podcasts and interviews feature Raphael Schaad?: Tracked appearances include "Why Every Founder Should Care About Design", "Design Experts Critique AI Interfaces".