Find your path to TJ Murphy
139 people in our graph share verified history with TJ Murphy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nabeel HyattunlockedTJ Murphy: together at Zynga (2010–2011)
TJ Murphy: together at Linear
×7TJ Murphy: together at Zynga
×3TJ Murphy: together at Minted
About
TJ Murphy is building data infrastructure at Downlink.
Founder at DownlinkYC W24
Intro paths
YC
TJ went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Downlink's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, TJ can intro founders to Downlink's investors below.
Experience
- LinearProduct Engineer, AIcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Downlink (YC W24)Founder2024 — 2025San Francisco, CA
- Career BreakGap year2023
- Multi Media, LLCHead of Data & Machine Learning2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- ImgurDirector of Data2018 — 2019San Francisco, California
- MintedDirector of Analytics Data Engineering2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
- MintedDirector of Analytics2013 — 2017San Francisco
- MinoMonstersFounder, Head of Product2011 — 2012San Francisco
- ZyngaProduct Manager2010 — 2011
- Serious BusinessGame Producer2009 — 2010
- Social Gaming NetworkFounder2007 — 2008
Skills & more
Ruby7Python1SQL1Python (Programming Language)1Data Engineering1Data Strategy1Recommender SystemsProduct Management8Analytics7Game Design17Game Development8iOS development7
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User Interface DesignMobile GamesStart-upsMobile ApplicationsProduct DevelopmentUser ExperienceOnline MarketingData AnalysisBusiness Intelligence (BI)Social GamesMMOMonetizationFrom TJ's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is TJ Murphy?
- TJ Murphy is building data infrastructure at Downlink.
- Where does TJ Murphy work?
- TJ Murphy is Founder of Downlink.
- What companies did TJ Murphy found?
- TJ Murphy founded Downlink.
- Where did TJ Murphy go to school?
- TJ Murphy studied at The Johns Hopkins University (Studies in Mathematics, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
The Johns Hopkins University mafia171
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dave JohnsonMaster's degreeFounded Dash BioC. Giovanni TraversoPhDFounded Teal Bio +4Paul GrossingerBachelor of ArtsFounded Gaingels +3Christoph LengauerPostdocFounded Celsius Therapeutics +3Anne OsdoitMaster of Science (MS)Founded Moon Surgical +2Andrew LevyBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Apteligent +2
+ 164 more
Zynga mafia59
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Iansuperlabs (acquired) - Founder, Director of ProductFounded Apex Technology +2Andrew BuseyVP / GM, Zynga AustinFounded Hypergiant +2Robin ChanGeneral Manager, Asia Business OperationsFounded Goat Capital +2Amitt MahajanDirector of EngineeringFounded Rare Bits +1Robin ChanGeneral Manager, Asia Business OperationsFounded Operator +1Mohan ReddyCTO/Technology LeaderFounded SkyHive +1
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Same school
Also attended The Johns Hopkins University532
Dave JohnsonCo-founder & CEO of Dash BioNicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures
+ 526 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Linear7
Stephanie ZhanInvestor at Sequoia CapitalTuomas ArtmanInvestor at Artman & CoCristina CordovaPartner at First Round CapitalKarri SaarinenFounder/CEO / Designer (Acquired by Coinbase) at KipptAlex CornellFounder at CocoonJori LalloCo-founder, CPO at Linear
+ 1 more
Also worked at Imgur6
Also worked at Zynga117
Nabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesLinus LiangFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalNiha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURES
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