About
Sean Conley worked as a researcher at GiveWell before roles launching AI tools at Google, Dataiku, and TrueLayer. He now leads Motives, a consumer insights platform.
Founder at MotivesYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Sean went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Motives's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Sean can intro founders to Motives's investors below.
Motives's investors · 4
Co-founders at Motives
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Sam StollFounder
Experience
- MotivesCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- DataikuSenior Product Manager2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- TrueLayerProduct Manager2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- GoogleGrowth Manager, AI for Mobile Apps2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- GiveWellResearch Analyst2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Oliver WymanSummer Consultant2011London
Skills & more
Leadership6Research7Social Media5Data Analysis1Microsoft Excel1Google Adwords1
From Sean's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sean Conley?
- Sean Conley worked as a researcher at GiveWell before roles launching AI tools at Google, Dataiku, and TrueLayer. He now leads Motives, a consumer insights platform.
- Where does Sean Conley work?
- Sean Conley is Founder of Motives.
- What companies did Sean Conley found?
- Sean Conley founded Motives.
- Where did Sean Conley go to school?
- Sean Conley studied at University of Oxford (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy); Y Combinator (S25); Marquette University High School.
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