Where does Thomas Shelley work?

Thomas Shelley is Founder of Magnetic.

What companies did Thomas Shelley found?

Thomas Shelley founded Magnetic.

Where did Thomas Shelley go to school?

Thomas Shelley studied at Y Combinator; Carnegie Mellon University (Master’s Degree); University of Maryland (Bachelor's Degree).

Thomas Shelley

Founder

Founder at Magnetic

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMagnetic · YC

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Garry TanunlockedThomas: together at Y Combinator (2025)

×9Thomas: together at Y Combinator

×2Thomas: together at Zynga

About

Thomas is co-founder and CEO of Magnetic. He previously led product at Keeper, where he worked on tax automation and document processing systems, and held product roles at Niantic and Zynga. He studied at Carnegie Mellon before leaving to launch a digital marketplace.

Founder at Magnetic YC S25

Intro paths

Thomas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Magnetic's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to Magnetic's investors below.

Magnetic's investors · 3

Formus Capital Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Magnetic

Patrick FayFounder

Experience

MagneticCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
KeeperHead of Product2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
ZyngaSenior Product Manager2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Crimson Tree SoftwareContract Software Engineer2016Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
StrixCo-Founder2015 — 2016Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Skills & more

Leadership6Public Speaking4Java16Visual Basic6ASP.NET4C#6VBA4SQL3Project Management23Product Management20Entrepreneurship8Web Design4

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Languages English · Mandarin

Open Water Diver — PADI
Somm 1 — Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Thomas Shelley?: Thomas is co-founder and CEO of Magnetic. He previously led product at Keeper, where he worked on tax automation and document processing systems, and held product roles at Niantic and Zynga. He studied at Carnegie Mellon before leaving to launch a digital marketplace.
Where does Thomas Shelley work?: Thomas Shelley is Founder of Magnetic.
What companies did Thomas Shelley found?: Thomas Shelley founded Magnetic.
Where did Thomas Shelley go to school?: Thomas Shelley studied at Y Combinator; Carnegie Mellon University (Master’s Degree); University of Maryland (Bachelor's Degree).