# Trevor Blackwell at Y Combinator

> Trevor Blackwell, Founder, Retired at Y Combinator. 5 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/trevor-blackwell (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Chipping Campden, GB · Angel

# Trevor Blackwell

Founder, Retired at [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

Latest rounds

- **Adam** Seed · $4.1M Oct 2025
- **Triplebyte** Venture · $3M Sept 2015
- **Swapbox** Seed · $800k Dec 2013

Backs *DevOps* *Hardware & Electronics* *Engineering* *Logistics*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 5 last Oct 2025
- **Filings:** - with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 5 rounds name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Y Combinator
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator · US **1043** cheques in 12 months **6397** all time **10** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 5
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $9.3M
- **Active:** 2008–25

2025

- [Adam](https://millionrounds.com/company/adam) *Seed* **$4.1M** *US* Oct 2025 Joined · +8 investors

2015

- [Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte) *Venture* **$3M** *US* Sept 2015 Joined · +29 investors · historical

2013

- [Swapbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/swapbox) *Seed* **$800k** *US* Dec 2013 Joined · +4 investors · historical

2010

- [OwnLocal](https://millionrounds.com/company/ownlocal) *Seed* **$1M** *US* Jun 2010 Joined · +17 investors · historical

2008

- [Octopart](https://millionrounds.com/company/octopart) *Seed* **$360k** *US* May 2008 Joined · +7 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **4**
- Venture **1**

What they backed

DevOps **1** Hardware & Electronics **1** Engineering **1** Logistics **1** IT Services **1** Generative AI **1**

Alongside

- [Paul Buchheit *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)
- [Felicis Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)
- [Paul Graham *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-graham)
- [Y Combinator *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- [468 Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital)
- [500 Startups *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [ACE & Company *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-and-company)
- [Alex Moore *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-moore)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Octopart](https://millionrounds.com/startup/octopart)
- [OwnLocal](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ownlocal)
- [Standard Cyborg](https://millionrounds.com/startup/standard-cyborg)
- [Stoke Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space)
- [Swapbox](https://millionrounds.com/startup/swapbox-inc)
- [Teleo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/teleo)
- [Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)

## Also at Y Combinator

- [**Eric Chen** Senior Manager, Base Ad Operations *14 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-chen-3)
- [**Jessica Livingston** Director; y Combinator Management, LLC *7 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jessica-livingston)
- [**Gustaf Alstromer** General Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gustaf-alstromer)
- [**Harj Taggar** Managing Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/harj-taggar)
- [**Adora Cheung** Co-Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adora-cheung)
- [**Aaron Epstein** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-epstein)
- [**Amy Li** MD, Finance *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amy-li-2)
- [**Anu Das** Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anu-das)

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