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Roger Cawdette

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Finary · Co-Founder & CEO at Village Labs

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.

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Co-Founder & CEO at FinaryYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Roger went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Roger can intro founders to Finary's investors below.

Finary's investors · 4

LocalGlobePayPal VenturesUpfront VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Finary

DBDarian Bhathena
Darian BhathenaFounder
MLMichael Liu
Michael LiuFounder
JPJack Phifer
Jack PhiferFounder

Co-Founder & CEO at Village LabsYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Roger went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Roger can intro founders to Village Labs's investors below.

Village Labs's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Village Labs

TCTurja Chowdhury
Turja ChowdhuryCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

  1. Village LabsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
  2. Block PartyGrowth2023
  3. Finary (YC W21)Co-Founder & CEO2020 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  4. ContraryVenture Partner2020 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. BlackShip VenturesSummer Analyst2020Tokyo, Japan
  6. City of BostonIntern for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh2017Boston City Hall, Boston, MA

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor, Technological & Social Innovation (special concentration)2018 — 2020
  2. Boston Latin School2012 — 2018

Skills & more

Business Development5Start-ups6User-centered Design3Leadership5

Languages English · Italian · Japanese

From Roger's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,254

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended Boston Latin School11

Amanda ChanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJonathan LiAssociate at Questa CapitalJuliet FitzgeraldAnalyst at Volition CapitalJake GoldklangAssociate, Investment at Suffolk TechnologiesCharles MaAnalyst at Activant CapitalCrystal SunAnalyst at Flourish Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Village Labs1

Turja ChowdhuryCo-Founder & CTO at Village Labs

Also worked at Contrary40

Michelle FangResident at Lux CapitalShreyas GargInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Basil AlomaryPrincipal, Head of Research & Growth Strategy at StripesRak GargPartner at Bain Capital VenturesJake HarrisPrincipal at DBL PartnersJoshua LeskoChief Financial Officer at Reach Capital

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Also worked at City of Boston8

Nasra MohamedInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJules PieriFounder & CEO, The Grommet at xfactor venturesMariko DavidsonInvestor at Motion CapitalAustin BlackmonPartner at Earthshot VenturesDave McLaughlinInvestor at G20 VenturesJacob CohenGeneral Partner at MAGIC Fund

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