Roger Cawdette
FounderCo-Founder & CEO at Village Labs · Co-Founder & CEO at Finary
Brooklyn, New York, United States
FoundedFinary · YCVillage Labs · YC
About
Roger Cawdette co-founded Finary (YC W21), a social platform for stock market discussion, and currently serves as CEO of Village Labs, which develops software for employee stock ownership plans. He studied Technological and Social Innovation at Harvard before leaving to participate in Y Combinator.
Co-Founder & CEO at Village LabsYC S24
Intro paths
Roger went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Roger can intro founders to Village Labs's investors below.
Village Labs's investors · 1
Co-founders at Village Labs
Co-Founder & CEO at FinaryYC W21
Intro paths
Roger went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Roger can intro founders to Finary's investors below.
Finary's investors · 7
Co-founders at Finary
Experience
- Village LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- Block PartyGrowth2023
- Finary (YC W21)Co-Founder & CEO2020 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- ContraryVenture Partner2020 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- BlackShip VenturesSummer Analyst2020Tokyo, Japan
- City of BostonIntern for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh2017Boston City Hall, Boston, MA
Skills & more
Languages English · Italian · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roger Cawdette?
- Roger Cawdette co-founded Finary (YC W21), a social platform for stock market discussion, and currently serves as CEO of Village Labs, which develops software for employee stock ownership plans. He studied Technological and Social Innovation at Harvard before leaving to participate in Y Combinator.
- Where does Roger Cawdette work?
- Roger Cawdette is Co-Founder & CEO of Finary and Co-Founder & CEO at Village Labs.
- What companies did Roger Cawdette found?
- Roger Cawdette founded Finary, Village Labs.
- Where did Roger Cawdette go to school?
- Roger Cawdette studied at Harvard University (Bachelor, Technological & Social Innovation (special concentration)); Boston Latin School.
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