Where did Tony Goss go to school?

Tony Goss studied at Tufts University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Civic Studies).

Tony Goss

Founder

Founder at idler

San Francisco, California, United States

Foundedidler · YC

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32 people in our graph share verified history with Tony — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Emma SeymourunlockedTony: together at Tufts University (2017–2021)

×8Tony: together at Tufts University

Tony: together at Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

×2Tony: together at U.S. Census Bureau

About

Tony Goss has worked on Dark Forest, Zupass, and projects involving US Census data. He has expertise in ultimate frisbee as both a competitive player and coach, and is experienced with the Dominion card game.

Founder at idler YC S25

Intro paths

Tony 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 Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran idler's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tony can intro founders to idler's investors below.

idler's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at idler

Ivan ChubFounder

Nalu ConcepcionFounder

Experience

Idler (YC S25)Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
0xPARCContractor2022 — 2025
U.S. Census BureauSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021
Young People ForCo-Founder - Techquity2019 — 2021Somerville, MA
Tufts UniversityComp 160 Algorithms - Teaching Assistant2018 — 2020Greater Boston
Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic LifeData Science Intern at CIRCLE2019Somerville, MA
The Washington BusFellow2018Greater Seattle Area
Global VisionariesJunior Leader2013 — 2017Greater Seattle Area

Skills & more

Leadership4Public Speaking2C/C++2HTML/CSSJavaScriptNode.jsMongoDBSpanish2

From Tony's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tony Goss?: Tony Goss has worked on Dark Forest, Zupass, and projects involving US Census data. He has expertise in ultimate frisbee as both a competitive player and coach, and is experienced with the Dominion card game.
Where does Tony Goss work?: Tony Goss is Founder of idler.
What companies did Tony Goss found?: Tony Goss founded idler.
Where did Tony Goss go to school?: Tony Goss studied at Tufts University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Civic Studies).

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Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Also attended Tufts University376

Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista Capital Matt GersonInvestor at Revolution Alex MorganInvestor at Khosla Ventures Niko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla Ventures Clay BergerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kathryn ReddyPrincipal at .406 Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Idler (YC S25)3

Ivan ChubFounder at Idler Nalu ConcepcionFounder at Idler David YangFounder at Maingen

Also worked at U.S. Census Bureau7

Vishnu RajeevInvestment Principal at Speciale Invest AllanInvestor at UPNY Ventures Osa AihieChief Operating Officer, Co-Founder at Africa Equity Group Atticus LynchAnalyst at HGGC Patrick RyanFund Controller at Paine Schwartz Partners Neel MehtaFounder at Fiber AI

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David GreenwaldManaging Director at Deerfield Management Company Emma SeymourAssociate at Arthur Ventures Brigham HydeVenture Partner at Audere Capital Ajaita ShahGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital Ventures Yi Chi SongResearch Associate at Casdin Capital Diane HessanSpecial Advisor at Data Point Capital

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Also worked at Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life1

Pam OmidyarCo-Founder and Board Member at Omidyar Network