Rian Finnegan
FounderFounder at Cherry Recommends · Team member at Orkestra
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
FoundedCherry Recommends · YC
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Josh CondousunlockedRian: together at UNSW Australia (2008–2011)
×3Rian: together at freeCodeCamp
×2Rian: together at CSIRO
×6Rian: together at Mars Petcare
About
Rian Finnegan is a software engineer who previously founded a startup that he shut down and returned capital to investors.
Founder at Cherry RecommendsYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Rian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Cherry Recommends
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Isaac DonnellyFounder
Team member at Orkestra
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Co-founders at Orkestra
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Blake GarciaFounder
Experience
- OrkestraHead of Engineeringcurrent2025 — presentFremantle, Western Australia, Australia
- AGLStaff Software Engineer2023 — 2024Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- BlinqPrincipal Software Engineer2022 — 2023Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cherry RecommendsCo-Founder2020 — 2022
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2017 — 2019Greater Melbourne Area
- Ramp RFID SolutionsSystems Engineer2013 — 2016Sydney
- UNSW AustraliaStudent of the History and Philosophy of Science2010 — 2013Greater Sydney Area
- UNSW AustraliaStudent of Electrical Engineering2008 — 2013Greater Sydney Area
- CSIROSummer Scholar2010 — 2011Greater Sydney Area
- Mars PetcareInternship2009 — 2010Wodonga
Skills & more
Linux2Databases1Open-Source Software1Google Cloud Platform (GCP)1Python (Programming Language)1Xamarin3Visual C#1Pspice4C6C++2Embedded Systems1ANSYS1
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LaTeXMatlabMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelC#Node.jsJavaScriptPersonal DriveGraphical User Interface (GUI)Reliability EngineeringGeneral ProgrammingComputer ScienceLanguages English · French
- MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional — Microsoft
- MS: Programming in C# — Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified Professional — United Latino Students Association
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rian Finnegan?
- Rian Finnegan is a software engineer who previously founded a startup that he shut down and returned capital to investors.
- Where does Rian Finnegan work?
- Rian Finnegan is Founder of Cherry Recommends.
- What companies did Rian Finnegan found?
- Rian Finnegan founded Cherry Recommends.
- Where did Rian Finnegan go to school?
- Rian Finnegan studied at UNSW (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering); freeCodeCamp (Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering); UNSW (Arts, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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UNSW mafia121
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike Cannon-BrookesBComFounded AtlassianScott FarquharBSc (BIT)Founded AtlassianHonghao DengUndergraduate Exchange StudentFounded Butlr +2Matt SchillerBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Snappr +1Pasha RayanBachelor of Commerce (PhilosophyFounded A1Zap by A1Base +1Jeremy OsborneAustralian School of BusinessFounded Electric Air +1
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freeCodeCamp mafia20
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Odunayo EweniyiFull Stack Web Development CertificationFounded First Check Africa, which focuses on +1Radu MaziluFull Stack Web DevelopmentFounded PermitPortal +1John TanFull Stack Web Development CertificationFounded Saturday KidsHenry MascotFull Stack Web Development CertificationFounded CuracelSagar SoniFull Stack Development Bootcamp (1 year)Founded RequestlyHakeem Adeyemi OrewoleFull Stack Web Development CertificationFounded Partna
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Blinq mafia2
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Orkestra mafia2
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Same school
Also attended UNSW464
Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder & CEO of AtlassianScott FarquharCo-founder of AtlassianJeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential Ventures
+ 458 more
Also attended freeCodeCamp31
Oscar SánchezHead of Finance at NazcaShrawan PatelCo-Founder & Head Mentor at PharmStars VenturesGagan ChawlaFractional CFO at Press On VenturesAbhijeet SinghForward Deployed AI Engineer at SaxeCap AdvisorsLin ChenSenior Vice President at NetDragon WebsoftWaun BroderickDirector, Strategy & Risk Committee at Innovation Cluster - Peterborough and the Kawarthas
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blinq3
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at Ramp RFID Solutions1
Also worked at UNSW Australia85
Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder & CEO of AtlassianKate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDaphne ShenChief of Staff at AirTree VenturesJosh CondousIT & Security Manager at AirTree VenturesKylie FrazerCo-Founder at Flying Fox VenturesVictor HaPartner at Quadrant Private Equity Pty Ltd.
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