About
Usman Gul was an early employee at DoorDash and Marqeta, and previously founded a startup that raised $120 million across six funding rounds. He is now building Metal.
Usman Gul @usmangul
The most underrated skill in the LLM era isn't prompting. It's curiosity. At Metal, we've made it a ritual. Before taking on any new domain, we hold what we call a "curiosity hour". One hour. No execution. No deliverables. Just questions and research. The goal is always to https://t.co/twI0nkc5Vb
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
Usman Gul @usmangul
@MetalRaise Learn more at https://t.co/JLXmtZ0B7x
Jul 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Usman Gul @usmangul
π₯ MCP Access in Metal π₯ With @metalraise MCP, founders can access and run entire fundraising workflows β search, pipeline building, and warm intro pathfinding β within their system of choice. This allows complete flexibility, equipping users to build custom workflows within https://t.co/caSiuFquKJ
Jul 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 11 Β· β 2
Founder at MetalYC W23
Intro paths
Usman went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Metal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Usman can intro founders to Metal's investors below.
Metal's investors Β· 4
Experience
- MetalFounder/CEOcurrent2024 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Airlift TechnologiesFounder/CEO2019 β 2022Lahore, Pakistan
- INSEADMBA Candidate (Class of 2019)2018Singapore
- DoorDashSenior Manager, Head of Enterprise Partnerships2017 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- DoorDashManager, Enterprise Strategy2017San Francisco Bay Area
- DoorDashMerchant Partnerships2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Marqeta, IncManager, Business Development & Partnerships2015 β 2016San Francisco
- MastercardSenior Analyst, Prepaid Solutions (GP&S)2014 β 2015Greater New York City Area
- MastercardBusiness Analyst, Corporate Strategy (GP&S)2013 β 2014Greater New York City Area
Education
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration - MBA2018 β 2019
- Denison UniversityBachelors of Arts, Economics2011 β 2013
- The College of WoosterEconomics, Mathematics2009 β 2011
Skills & more
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EditingTeam LeadershipFinancial AnalysisRisk ManagementBusiness AnalysisMarket ResearchLeadershipCommunicationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelStrategic PlanningMarketing StrategyLanguages English Β· Hindi Β· Urdu
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Same school
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Also attended Denison University25
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Shared employers
Also worked at Metal1
Also worked at Airlift Technologies2
Also worked at INSEAD71
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Also worked at DoorDash42
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