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Seb Poole

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Modern

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedModern · YC

About

Seb Poole previously founded Frankie, later renamed Unmind, which served clients including Disney, Uber, and Lendlease. He is now building an AI-native enterprise platform at Modern.

LinkedIn ↗

Co-Founder & CEO at ModernYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Seb went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Modern's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Seb can intro founders to Modern's investors below.

Modern's investors · 2

Thrive CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at Modern

ATAleks Tomovski
Aleks TomovskiFounder

Experience

  1. Modern (YC P26)CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. UnmindAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentUnited Kingdom
  3. UnmindCo-Founder - Talk & APAC Commercial | AI R&D2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. StartmateMentorcurrent2025 — presentAustralia
  5. TechstarsMentorcurrent2023 — presentAustralia
  6. Wilgah CapitalInvestorcurrent2023 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
  7. BlackbirdMentorcurrent2021 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
  8. Frankie HealthFounder & President (Acquired by Unmind - Jan '23)2020 — 2025Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  9. HuliiFounder & CPTO (Acquired Jan '20)2018 — 2020Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
  10. GRANAHead Of Operations2017 — 2018Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
  11. GRANAHead of Information Technology2016 — 2017Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
  12. Various CompaniesConsultant, Software Engineer, Technical Project Manager, Mid/Back Ops Derivatives2010 — 2016Melbourne, China, Hong Kong
  13. Forever New ClothingHelp Desk, Technical PM & IT Manager2013 — 2016Richmond/Hangzhou/Shanghai

Education

  1. Monash UniversityBachelor of Laws (LLB)/Bachelor of Commerce, Finance2010 — 2015
  2. Caulfield Grammar School2006 — 2009
  3. Y CombinatorP262026

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel2Microsoft Office13Stakeholder Management14Finance25Equities9Business Analysis18Financial Markets3Capital Markets2Business Strategy7Project Management8Accounting2Customer Service59
+12 moreFootballEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentConsultingE-commerceExecutive ManagementChange ManagementStrategyTeam LeadershipLeadershipTeamworkManagement

Languages French · Mandarin

  • Prince2 Practitioner — BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

From Seb's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Techstars mafia153

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Brandon PatonMentorFounded Glider +2Weiting LiuMentorFounded Everyday.me +2Sebastian FischmeisterTechstars Detroit Accelerator 2016Founded Labforge Inc +2Jeremy AchinCloud Class 2013Founded hos +1Armistead WhitneyTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2024Founded Preparis +1Justin HughesTechstars Space Accelerator 2020Founded Revolution RE +1

+ 146 more

Monash University mafia11

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Adam GoulburnPhDFounded KallyopeNicky CarpBachelor’s DegreeFounded UhgNeal RicknerBachelor of ArtsFounded Airloom EnergyWei-Jien TanBachelor’s DegreeFounded Sepsis ScoutArmando SolbesManagementFounded SkydropXAlex NaoumidisBachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)Founded Mindset Health

+ 4 more

Same school

Also attended Monash University116

John DysonInvestment Principal at Starfish VenturesDallies LimInvestor Relations Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsVania Yobeli MeghanDirector, Investment Support at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Clarissa KartikaAssociate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Barry BrottCo-founder at Square Peg CapitalJustin LibermanCo-founder at Square Peg Capital

+ 110 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Modern (YC P26)1

Aleks TomovskiFounder at Modern

Also worked at Unmind6

Antoine NussenbaumInvestor at FELIX CAPITALSusan LinInvestor at FELIX CAPITALThies SanderPartner at Project AOksana StoweIC Member at Cornerstone VCNaza MetghalchiPartner at Heartcore CapitalDan SmithInvestor at Jigsaw VC

Also worked at Blackbird49

Daphne ShenChief of Staff at AirTree VenturesAdams ConradPrincipal at QED InvestorsRob LiuFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVEKate GlazebrookOperating Principal at Blackbird GiantsAlex ApoifisOperations Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Blackbird FoundryAlex GiffordHead of Investment Programs at Blackbird Foundry

+ 43 more

Also worked at Various Companies187

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesYtsen van der MeerPrincipal at Cottonwood Technology FundHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Danielle AbdelahadInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCO

+ 181 more