5 Founders Backed by Esther Dyson (2026)

Esther Dyson founders (9)

Esther Dyson founders covers 9 founders on del.icio.us, Flickr and 23andMe and 4 other companies. The most common sectors are Consumer Social (4), Biotech (1) and Healthtech (1). Members are based in 7 cities, led by New York, NY (2), San Francisco, CA (2) and Foster City, CA (1). The remaining members span Media (1) and SaaS (1). Companies represented include Dopplr, Evernote, Medstory and Meetup. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 9
• Companies represented: 7
• Top sector: Consumer Social (4 founders)
• Top location: New York, NY (2 founders)
• Sectors represented: 5
• Locations represented: 7

• Alexis Ohanian — Flickr
• Anne Wojcicki — 23andMe
• Aydin Senkut — del.icio.us
• Evan Williams — Evernote
• Kevin Rose — Dopplr
• Marissa Mayer — del.icio.us
• Scott Heiferman — Meetup
• Stephan Thomas — Medstory
• Stewart Butterfield — Flickr

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