Harj Taggar
Location: USA
Harj Taggar is the CEO of Triplebyte, a company reinventing the way engineers are hired. Hari was previously a partner at Y Combinator where he worked on scaling the program from 30 companies per cycle to over 100.
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Harj Taggar is the CEO of Triplebyte, a company reinventing the way engineers are hired. Hari was previously a partner at Y Combinator where he worked on scaling the program from 30 companies per cycle to over 100. Triplebyte was founded on the belief that the current technical hiring process doesn’t do enough to help engineers show their strengths. The founders started Triplebyte to help engineers find great jobs by assessing their abilities without relying on the prestige of their resume credentials Prior to that he was the founder of YC funded Automatic, acquired by Live Current Media. He was also the first seed investor in a number of companies including Instacart and Zenefits.
Managing Partner at Y Combinator San Francisco, California
Summary
Experienced entrepreneur, investor, and startup leader with a proven track record of building and scaling successful companies. Co-founded multiple ventures including Initialized Capital and Triplebyte. Deep expertise in identifying and nurturing early-stage startups, with a portfolio including several unicorn companies.
Experience
Managing Partner
Y Combinator January 2023 – Present
- Lead investment decisions and startup mentorship programs
- Guide founders through critical growth stages
- Develop and implement accelerator program strategies
Group Partner
Y Combinator April 2020 – January 2023
- Evaluated and selected promising startups for YC program
- Mentored founders through company building and fundraising
- Provided strategic guidance to portfolio companies
Co-Founder and CEO
Triplebyte February 2015 – October 2019
- Built technical recruiting platform from concept to scale
- Led company strategy and operations
- Developed innovative hiring solutions for tech companies
Co-Founder and General Partner
Initialized Capital June 2011 – December 2014
- Co-founded early-stage venture capital firm
- Led investments in multiple unicorn companies
- Notable investments include Instacart, Coinbase, Opendoor, GOAT, Rippling, and Plangrid
Partner
Y Combinator January 2010 – December 2014
- Evaluated and selected startups for YC program
- Mentored founders through early company stages
- Provided strategic guidance to portfolio companies
Co-founder & President
Auctomatic June 2006 – March 2008
- Built and scaled e-commerce software company
- Secured funding from Y Combinator, Chris Sacca, and Paul Buchheit
- Led company to successful acquisition by Live Current Media
Education
Master of Arts in Jurisprudence University of Oxford 2003 – 2006
Notable Investment Portfolio
Recent Investments:
- Zeus Living (2021) – Buildings and Property
- Heap (2016) – Business/Productivity Software
- Hullabalu (2015) – Entertainment Software
- Rescale (2015) – Business/Productivity Software
- Rainforest QA (2015) – Business/Productivity Software
- Framed Data (2014) – Media and Information Services (B2B)
- SoundFocus (2014) – Application Software
- BloomThat (2014) – Social/Platform Software
- Spring (2014) – Application Software
- SlidePay (2013) – Financial Software
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Venture Capital
- Startup Development
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development
- Investment Strategy
- Company Building
- Early-stage Investing
Contact Information
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
– LinkedIn Connections: 500+
– Professional Followers: 8,825
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