Where does Sean Conley work?

Sean Conley is Founder of 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.

Sean Conley

Founder

Founder at Motives

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedMotives · YC

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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 Motives YC S25

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Motives's investors · 15

Agrolimen Ventures Aliaksandr Hudzilin AltaIR CapitalHerzliya Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks Asymmetric Capital PartnersBoston · $1M – $10M checks Blast.Club$5.5M checks Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checks Davidovs Venture CollectiveSan Francisco · $100K – $3M checks Eight Capital Failup VenturesHelsinki · $200K – $1M checks Lobster CapitalSan Francisco Oxford Seed FundOxford · $19.1K – $127K checks Oxonian VenturesPalo Alto Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Motives

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

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Leadership6Research7Social Media5Data Analysis1Microsoft Excel1Google Adwords1

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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.