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 idlerYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Tony went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran idler's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Tony can intro founders to idler's investors below.
idler's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at idler
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Ivan ChubFounder
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Nalu ConcepcionFounder
Experience
- Idler (YC S25)Founder & CTOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- 0xPARCContractor2022 β 2025
- U.S. Census BureauSoftware Engineer2020 β 2021
- Young People ForCo-Founder - Techquity2019 β 2021Somerville, MA
- Tufts UniversityComp 160 Algorithms - Teaching Assistant2018 β 2020Greater Boston
- Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic LifeData Science Intern at CIRCLE2019Somerville, MA
- The Washington BusFellow2018Greater Seattle Area
- Global VisionariesJunior Leader2013 β 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).
Founder mafias
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Tufts University mafia40
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Shared employers
Also worked at Idler (YC S25)3
Also worked at U.S. Census Bureau7
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Also worked at Tufts University44
David GreenwaldManaging Director at Deerfield Management CompanyMaria GuglielmoManager, Recruiting and Employee Experience at Deerfield Management CompanyRahul SuriPartner - Strategy at Ghaf Capital PartnersBrigham HydeVenture Partner at Audere CapitalAjaita ShahGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesYi Chi SongResearch Associate at Casdin Capital
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