Jessica Livingston
Investor and writer; co-founder of Y Combinator, author of Founders at Work.
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- Jessica Livingston is an American investor, writer and podcaster, best known as a founding partner of the startup accelerator Y Combinator, which she co-founded in 2005 with Paul Graham, Robert Morris and Trevor Blackwell.
- She wrote Founders at Work (2007), started the Female Founders conference in 2013, and has co-hosted The Social Radars podcast with Carolynn Levy from 2023.
Key facts
- Born
- 1971, Minneapolis1
- Education
- Phillips Academy (1989); BA in English, Bucknell University1
- Y Combinator
- Co-founder, 20051
- Book
- Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days (2007)1
- Podcast
- Co-host of The Social Radars with Carolynn Levy, from 20231
- Earlier career
- Vice president of marketing, Adams Harkness Financial Group1
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