About
Thomas Hornbeck founded GotIt!, an EdTech application that ranked highly on the iOS App Store, and Distynct in AgTech, before starting HomeRoom, a coliving platform. He has a background in computer science and has invested in and partnered with several early-stage companies.
Thomas Hornbeck @thomashornbeck
Who's all going to #TCEA17? Let's connect! https://t.co/U3tPpwFFah
Feb 4, 2017 Β· β₯ 4
Thomas Hornbeck @thomashornbeck
Getting ready for Austin and looking forward to some exciting talks at #TCEA17
Feb 3, 2017 Β· β₯ 3
Thomas Hornbeck @thomashornbeck
stopped by the @CodeMonkeySTU booth at #FETC17 Parents please check it out if you want your kids to harness the power of code! #fetc
Jan 26, 2017 Β· β₯ 3 Β· β 1
Founder at HomeRoomYC W22
Intro paths
Thomas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran HomeRoom's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Thomas can intro founders to HomeRoom's investors below.
HomeRoom's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at HomeRoom
Experience
- Stabilize.vcCEOcurrent2019 β present
- HomeRoomCo-Founder and CTO2021 β 2025
- Link BrokeragesChief Technology Officer2021 β 2025
- Kind CapitalVenture Partner2020 β 2024
- TechstarsMentor2021 β 2024United States
- Ethos FundManaging Director Ethos Foundry2022 β 2023
- DistynctCo-Founder and CTO2019 β 2022
- FarmlandFinderCTO2016 β 2020Des Moines, Iowa Area
- University of IowaVisiting Assistant Professor2016 β 2017Iowa City, Iowa Area
- OmniLife - formerly HealthTech Solutions, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2016 β 2017
- Compass Education GroupVP of Engineering2015 β 2016Beverly Hills, CA
- Got It, Inc.Co-Founder and Director2011 β 2015Menlo Park, California
- Studio 9+Entrepreneur in Residence2013 β 2014Menlo Park, CA
- University of IowaResearch Assistant Computational Epidemiology2011 β 2013
- University of IowaTeaching Assistant2009 β 2011
- Virtual School of Computational Science and Engineering (vscse.org)Teaching Assistant2010
- VIDASoftware Engineer2006 β 2009
- PhoneFactor, now a Microsoft CompanySoftware Engineer2004 β 2005Overland Park, KS
Education
- Y CombinatorW22
- University of IowaDoctor of Philosophy, Computer Science2008 β 2011
- Stanford UniversityBASES Entrepreneurship Program2013
- University of IowaMasters, Computer Science2006 β 2008
- University of IowaBachelors, Computer Science2002 β 2006
- Google Cloud ML CertificateSpecialization in Machine Learning
Skills & more
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Computer VisionNatural Language ProcessingAgentic AI DevelopmentPython (Programming Language)JavaScriptPythonLanguages English Β· Vietnamese
- ACP-620 Managing Jira Cloud Projects β Atlassian
- Art and Science of Machine Learning β Coursera
- Feature Engineering β Coursera
- Intro to TensorFlow β Coursera
- Launching into Machine Learning β Coursera
- How Google does Machine Learning β Coursera
- Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform Specialization β Coursera
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Y Combinator mafia8,668
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Stanford University mafia721
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Techstars mafia153
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Same school
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Also attended University of Iowa43
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Shared employers
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