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Val Agostino

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Co-Founder and CEO at Monarch · Founder/President at WorkLife · Co-Founder and CEO at Monarch Money

Denver Metropolitan Area

FoundedMonarchMonarch MoneyWorkLife · YC

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

Wesley ChanunlockedVal: together at Monarch (2025–2026)
×3Val: together at Cisco
×8Val: together at Y Combinator

About

Val Agostino was previously co-founder of WorkLife (Y Combinator W15, acquired by Cisco), CEO of Britely (acquired by Groupon), held a product role at Mint.com (acquired by Intuit), and served as general manager at Ebags (acquired by Samsonite). He is currently co-founder and CEO of Monarch Money.

Co-Founder and CEO at Monarch

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In turn, Val can intro founders to Monarch's investors below.

Monarch's investors · 1

NewView CapitalBurlingame · since 2023

Co-founders at Monarch

JSJon Sutherland
Jon SutherlandCo-Founder, Head of Design
OOOzzie Osman
Ozzie OsmanCo-Founder and Head of Engineering
O(Osman (Ozzie) Osman
Osman (Ozzie) OsmanFounder

Founder/President at WorkLifeYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Val went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Val can intro founders to WorkLife's investors below.

WorkLife's investors · 5

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015New Ground VenturesWestportRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksXAngeParis · $1.1M – $10.8M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at WorkLife

DKDave Kashen
Dave KashenFounder/CEO
DBDave Bryand
Dave BryandFounder/Technical

Co-Founder and CEO at Monarch Money

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In turn, Val can intro founders to Monarch Money's investors below.

Monarch Money's investors · 8

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025FPVJackson · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksPage One VenturesSilicon ValleySignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksSignalRank

Co-founders at Monarch Money

JSJon Sutherland
Jon SutherlandCo-founder, Head of Design
OOOzzie Osman
Ozzie OsmanCo-Founder and Head of Engineering

Experience

  1. Monarch MoneyCo-founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco
  2. Various startupsStartup Advisor & Investorcurrent2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. CiscoSr. Director, Head of Product and Growth2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CiscoDirector of Product2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  5. WorkLife (Acquired by Cisco)Co-founder & President2014 — 2016San Francisco
  6. GrouponDirector of Product2013 — 2014Palo Alto
  7. Britely (Acquired by Groupon)President & CEO2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Mint.com (Acquired by Intuit)Director of Product2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  9. KarmonyCo-founder & CEO2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  10. eBags InternationalGeneral Manager2004 — 2007London Area, United Kingdom
  11. eBags InternationalDirector of Software & Product Development2002 — 2004Denver Metropolitan Area
  12. eBags InternationalWeb Applications Manager1999 — 2002

Skills & more

User Experience26Mobile Devices9Product Management48Software5Team Building6Start-ups28Web Analytics9User Interface Design9Entrepreneurship20E-commerce37Consumer Products4Venture Financing4
+10 moreSoftware DevelopmentUsabilityMobile ApplicationsProduct DevelopmentSaaSOnline MarketingStrategic PartnershipsSEMSEOProduct Strategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Val Agostino?
Val Agostino was previously co-founder of WorkLife (Y Combinator W15, acquired by Cisco), CEO of Britely (acquired by Groupon), held a product role at Mint.com (acquired by Intuit), and served as general manager at Ebags (acquired by Samsonite). He is currently co-founder and CEO of Monarch Money.
Where does Val Agostino work?
Val Agostino is Co-Founder and CEO of Monarch and Founder/President at WorkLife and Co-Founder and CEO at Monarch Money.
What companies did Val Agostino found?
Val Agostino founded Monarch, Monarch Money, WorkLife.
Where did Val Agostino go to school?
Val Agostino studied at Y Combinator; London Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of Michigan (B.S.E., Environmental Engineering).

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Also worked at WorkLife (Acquired by Cisco)1

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