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Tim Barat

Founder

Founder at Gridware

Walnut Creek, California, United States

FoundedGridware · YC

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About

Tim Barat has worked as a lineman and electrician before transitioning to engineering and now leads Gridware, focused on addressing wildfire risks in California.

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at GridwareYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Tim went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Gridware's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tim can intro founders to Gridware's investors below.

Gridware's investors · 23

AAVCF4 PF1San FranciscoAiSprouts VCSan Francisco · $500K checksAnorak VenturesLos Angeles · $25K – $400K checksBragiel BrothersSan FranciscoConvective CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023Generation Investment ManagementLondon · since 2025HAWKTAILSan FranciscoJude GomilaLynnwoodKindergarten Ventures, LlcBurlingameLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Lowercase CapitalJacksonRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2021TVC CapitalLa JollaU.S. Air Forcesince 2021Wireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Gridware

OBOmar B
Omar BFounder
HCHall Chen
Hall ChenCTO
TBTimothy Barat
Timothy BaratFounder
AB
Abdulrahman Bin OmarFounder

Founder at GridwareYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Tim went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Gridware's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Tim can intro founders to Gridware's investors below.

Gridware's investors · 23

AAVCF4 PF1San FranciscoAiSprouts VCSan Francisco · $500K checksAnorak VenturesLos Angeles · $25K – $400K checksBragiel BrothersSan FranciscoConvective CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023Generation Investment ManagementLondon · since 2025HAWKTAILSan FranciscoJude GomilaLynnwoodKindergarten Ventures, LlcBurlingameLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Lowercase CapitalJacksonRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2021TVC CapitalLa JollaU.S. Air Forcesince 2021Wireframe VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Gridware

TBTim Barat
Tim BaratFounder
OBOmar B
Omar BFounder
HCHall Chen
Hall ChenCTO
AB
Abdulrahman Bin OmarFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim Barat?
Tim Barat has worked as a lineman and electrician before transitioning to engineering and now leads Gridware, focused on addressing wildfire risks in California.
Where does Tim Barat work?
Tim Barat is Founder of Gridware.
What companies did Tim Barat found?
Tim Barat founded Gridware.

Founder mafias

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