Y Combinator is expanding its partnership ranks with the addition of Christopher Golda and Grey Baker as General Partners. The move comes as the accelerator continues to scale its operations and deepen its bench of expert advisors for its growing portfolio of startups.
Christopher Golda is a seasoned engineering leader with deep experience in infrastructure and developer productivity. Prior to joining YC, Golda held key roles at major technology companies, including a long tenure at Meta, where he led engineering teams and contributed to large-scale systems. His expertise in building and managing complex systems will be invaluable to YC founders navigating the challenges of scaling their infrastructure.
Grey Baker is a well-known figure in the developer tools and open-source community. He is the co-founder of Dagster Labs, the company behind the popular data orchestration platform Dagster. Under Baker's leadership, Dagster has become a critical tool for modern data engineering, helping teams build and manage data pipelines. His deep experience in open-source business models and developer-focused products will provide strategic guidance to founders building in this space.
Strengthening the Partnership
"We are thrilled to welcome Chris and Grey to the YC team," a YC spokesperson said. "Their deep technical expertise and experience scaling companies will be a tremendous asset to our founders. We are constantly looking to add partners who have walked the path of building and scaling technology, and both Chris and Grey bring that exact perspective."
Golda and Baker join a partnership that recently promoted Diana Hu to Managing Partner. Their addition reflects Y Combinator's commitment to providing founders with direct access to leaders who have tackled the most complex product and engineering challenges. Their appointments are effective immediately.