Founder of a listed tool
Dan Patel
Co-founder, Trigger.dev, named behind the Trigger.dev listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Dan builds
Trigger.dev B · Human approval & handoff
Open-source background jobs and durable tasks in TypeScript.
Co-founder, Trigger.dev, researched 26 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Eric Allam Co-founder, Trigger.dev
- James Ritchie Co-founder, Trigger.dev
- Matt Aitken Co-founder, Trigger.dev
Questions
Who is Dan Patel?
Dan Patel is a co-founder of Trigger.dev, an open-source platform for background jobs and AI agents from Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch, and of the developer tool JSON Hero. His Y Combinator profile lists earlier work at Solve HQ and Tiny Matter.
What does Trigger.dev make?
Anchor Terminal lists Trigger.dev from Trigger.dev. Open-source background jobs and durable tasks in TypeScript.
How are Dan's tools graded?
Trigger.dev is graded B, 63.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
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