Find your path to Richy
250 people in our graph share verified history with Richy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Akshat GoenkaunlockedRichy: together at Y Combinator (2017)
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Richy: together at Roofr
About
Richy Nelson comes from a family background in roofing and founded Roofr to address inefficiencies in the roofing industry.
Founder/CEO at RoofrYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Richy went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Richy can intro founders to Roofr's investors below.
Roofr's investors · 9
ACE & CompanyNew YorkBlumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checksCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksEntrepreneur VenturesLos Angeles · $25K – $50K checksGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksVertical Venture PartnersPalo Alto · $500K – $4M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017
Co-founders at Roofr
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Kevin RedmanFounder/CTO
Experience
- RoofrChief Executive Officercurrent2016 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Y CombinatorS17 Batch2017Mountain View, California
- trudel and sons roofing ltdProject Manager2015 — 2016Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Guaranteed RoofingRoofer2000 — 2013Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Skills & more
Sales99Sales Operations99Account Management99Management38Entrepreneurship39Operations Management24Strategic Selling16Strategic Partnerships14Customer Service25CRM13Customer Retention16Project Management14
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Team ManagementLeadershipManagement ConsultingNegotiationSales ProcessSellingTime ManagementTeam BuildingConsultative Sales ManagementResidential RoofingFlat RoofingMicrosoft OfficeFrom Richy's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richy Nelson?
- Richy Nelson comes from a family background in roofing and founded Roofr to address inefficiencies in the roofing industry.
- Where does Richy Nelson work?
- Richy Nelson is Founder/CEO of Roofr.
- What companies did Richy Nelson found?
- Richy Nelson founded Roofr.
Founder mafias
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Shared employers
Also worked at Roofr6
Tim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCVBrad CoronaFounder of Vertical Venture Partners, backing vertical, industry-specific technology companiesJoseph GuzelGeneral Partner at HAVEN VENTURESLouis BerylPartner at Andreessen HorowitzOhad TzurInvestor at New Leaf InvestLouis BerylInvestor at Four Cities
Also worked at Y Combinator427
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
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