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Sean Conley

Founder

Founder at Motives

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedMotives · YC

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358 people in our graph share verified history with Sean — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Leonard PicardounlockedSean: together at Oliver Wyman (2011)
×4Sean: together at University of Oxford
×6Sean: together at Dataiku
Sean: together at Oliver Wyman

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.

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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

Failup VenturesHelsinki · $200K – $1M checksLobster CapitalSan FranciscoOxonian VenturesPalo AltoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Motives

SSSam Stoll
Sam StollFounder

Experience

  1. MotivesCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. DataikuSenior Product Manager2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. TrueLayerProduct Manager2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  4. GoogleGrowth Manager, AI for Mobile Apps2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GiveWellResearch Analyst2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Oliver WymanSummer Consultant2011London

Skills & more

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.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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University of Oxford mafia622

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Marquette University High School mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sean Harperhigh schoolFounded TransFS +2Tim SchlidtFounded Palo SantoMolly LawrenceFounded Palo SantoTroy VossellerHigh SchoolFounded I'm ready to applyDan GramannFounded Cultivate Brands

TrueLayer mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pietro BezzaBoard MemberFounded Connect VenturesAmira NaikBoard MemberFounded Connect VenturesYann RanchereNon Executive DirectorFounded MotleyAntonio TomarchioEarly Stage InvestorFounded CuebiqBen FosterVP of EngineeringFounded Revenew

Dataiku mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andrey AvtomonovSenior Software EngineerFounded Giskard +1Ulysse MizrahiR&D EngineerFounded MindmeshAlex CombessieMachine Learning EngineerFounded GiskardPaul MasurelSoftware EngineerFounded Quickwit

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford1,771

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Also attended Marquette University High School15

Joseph BurkhartPartner at Boathouse CapitalMatt SpelmanDirector, Portfolio Accounting at Sagard Private Equity CanadaSean HarperManaging Partner at Westlake Village BioPartnersDaniel BeckerVenture Partner at Impact Venture CapitalPatrick GannonAngel investorTim SchlidtCofounder at Palo Santo

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Shared employers

Also worked at Motives2

Rockman LawInvestor at Merantix CapitalSam StollFounder at Motives

Also worked at Dataiku20

Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesDerek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGBryan GertzogPartner at StripesPaul MelchiorreOperating Partner at StripesRon ShahPartner at Stripes

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Also worked at TrueLayer8

Vedika JainGeneral Partner at WEEKENDPietro BezzaManaging Partner at Connect VenturesAmira NaikSenior Finance Principal, Head of Finance at Connect VenturesYann RancherePartner at Anthemis VentureFrancesco SimoneschiPartner at Mission and MarketVaso ParisinouInvestor at Kindred Capital

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Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox

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