About
Zach Rausnitz is a software engineer who cofounded Centaur Labs in 2017. He previously worked as a full-stack engineer at Washington City Paper.
Founder at CentaurYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Zach went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Zach can intro founders to Centaur's investors below.
Centaur's investors · 8
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2024Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024SBXiCambridge · $10K – $1M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2024Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Centaur
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Erik DuhaimeFounder
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Tom GellatlyFounder
Experience
- Centaur.aiBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Centaur.aiCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco
- Washington City PaperInteractive News Developer2014 — 2017Washington, DC
- FierceMarketsReporter & Editor2011 — 2014Washington, DC
Skills & more
SwiftPostgreSQLServer Side ProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentPostGIS
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zach Rausnitz?
- Zach Rausnitz is a software engineer who cofounded Centaur Labs in 2017. He previously worked as a full-stack engineer at Washington City Paper.
- Where does Zach Rausnitz work?
- Zach Rausnitz is Founder of Centaur.
- What companies did Zach Rausnitz found?
- Zach Rausnitz founded Centaur.
- Where did Zach Rausnitz go to school?
- Zach Rausnitz studied at Brown University (B.A., English); Y Combinator (W19); Richard Montgomery High School.
Founder mafias
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Brown University mafia114
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