About
Co-founder of Pennant. He was previously a product manager at BlackRock and founded Mindware, which builds agent tooling infrastructure, and co-founded ClawCon, a community focused on personal AI.
Founder at PennantYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Tomas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — 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 Pennant's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Tomas can intro founders to Pennant's investors below.
Pennant's investors · 1
Co-founders at Pennant
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Ryan Nowicki StewartFounder
Experience
- Pennant AICo-Founder, CTOcurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
- ClawConCo-Founder, Presidentcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Independent ConsultantAI Engineer2024 — 2026San Francisco, CA
- MindwareFounder, CEO2023 — 2025New York, NY
- Dapper LabsMBA Intern2022Los Angeles, CA
- BlackRockProduct Manager2018 — 2021New York, NY
- BlackRockProduct Analyst2016 — 2018New York, NY
- BlackRockSummer Analyst2015New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
Leadership14Teamwork20Public Speaking13StrategyMicrosoft Office12Python1Java1PHP1HTML1AngularJSC++Django
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MySQLEthereumSmart ContractsBlockchainNode.jsDecentralized Applications (DApps)SQLJavaScriptCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Rust (Programming Language)SolidityMicrosoft ExcelFrom Tomas's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tomas Taylor?
- Co-founder of Pennant. He was previously a product manager at BlackRock and founded Mindware, which builds agent tooling infrastructure, and co-founded ClawCon, a community focused on personal AI.
- Where does Tomas Taylor work?
- Tomas Taylor is Founder of Pennant.
- What companies did Tomas Taylor found?
- Tomas Taylor founded Pennant.
- Where did Tomas Taylor go to school?
- Tomas Taylor studied at Y Combinator (S26); Harvard Business School (MBA); Cornell University (BS).
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk
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Also attended Cornell University934
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftDeepinder GoyalCo-founder & CEO of ZomatoMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Borough of Manhattan Community College6
Shared employers
Also worked at Pennant AI2
Also worked at ClawCon1
Also worked at Independent Consultant7
Evan OkunPrincipal at Working Capital FundAndrés Pérez SoderiGeneral Partner at Carya Venture PartnersAzade HosseiniVenture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture FundNoah ChongInvestor at Horizons VenturesManish TangriInvestor at Micron VenturesDane SchneiderFounder at Envkey
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Also worked at Dapper Labs16
Patrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalBrian AkinSenior Associate at DFJDavid PakmanManaging Partner, Head of Venture Investing at CoinFundMatt BrownInvestor at HeadlineMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One VenturesJJ AguhobInvestor at Progression
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