Coinbase
YC Summer 2012 PublicBuy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies.
https://www.coinbase.com ↗Thesis fit
Off-thesis
Outside your stated focus; easy to skip unless something exceptional.
Below your usual filter (40+)
Idea match
Light
How close the company’s idea is to your thesis statement
Sector
None
Overlap with sectors you care about
Geography
Unknown
Location unknown — scores 0
Your thesis: “We back exceptional technical founders building AI-first products and infrastructure, deploying $100K checks within 24 hours.”
Founder → stable
Traction → stable
Idea vs market ↓ declining
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Correct facts used on the next screening or memo.
People
Brian Armstrong
11.2
low confidence
Tanooj Luthra
career mapped
sf | nyc
elph (s12) -> box -> coinbase -> streem (w19) -> brex -> nerve -> open ai
42.4
medium confidence
Nick DeMonner
career mapped
Co-Founder @ Motor
Co-Founder/CEO @ Metawork
Director of Engineering @ Coinbase
Co-Founder/CTO, then CEO @ Seneca Systems (YC S16;
40.7
medium confidence
Activity & evidence
Similar baseline plays (YC · idea space)
Ben
· Inactive
The easiest way to learn about, buy, and store cryptocurrency.
founders not scraped yet