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  "markdown": "Co-founder, Trigger.dev.\n\nDan 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.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkpatel/\n- X: https://x.com/DKP__\n\n## What Dan builds\n\n- [Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.md), graded B, 63.8/100, in Human approval \u0026 handoff. Open-source background jobs and durable tasks in TypeScript. Co-founder, Trigger.dev, researched 2026-10-26.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Eric Allam](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-allam/), Co-founder, Trigger.dev\n- [James Ritchie](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/james-ritchie/), Co-founder, Trigger.dev\n- [Matt Aitken](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matt-aitken/), Co-founder, Trigger.dev\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)\n- [Standard Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/standard-capital/)\n- [CTO Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cto-fund/)\n- [Michael Grinich](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/michael-grinich/)\n- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/liquid-2-ventures/)\n- [Wayfinder Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/wayfinder-ventures/)\n- [Pioneer Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pioneer-fund/)\n- [Rebel Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/rebel-fund/)\n- [8vdx](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/8vdx/)\n- [Functional Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/functional-capital/)\n- [LBS Investments](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lbs-investments/)\n- [Laird Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/laird-ventures/)\n- [Orange Collective](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/orange-collective/)\n- [22 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/22-ventures/)\n- [Ventures Together](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ventures-together/)\n- [Zebra Good Pte](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zebra-good-pte/)\n- [Arash Ferdowsi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/arash-ferdowsi/)\n- [Alan Rutledge](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alan-rutledge/)\n- [Christopher Golda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/christopher-golda/)\n- [Danny Sheridan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/danny-sheridan/)\n- [David Fowler](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-fowler/)\n- [Edrizio De La Cruz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/edrizio-de-la-cruz/)\n- [Eli Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eli-brown/)\n- [Gal Kleinman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gal-kleinman/)\n- [Kenny Johnston](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kenny-johnston/)\n- [Paul Copplestone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paul-copplestone/)\n- [Ant Wilson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ant-wilson/)\n- [Moataz Soliman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/moataz-soliman/)\n- [Nir Gazit](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nir-gazit/)\n- [Thomas Mann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/thomas-mann/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Dan Patel?\n\nDan 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.\n\n### What does Trigger.dev make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Trigger.dev from Trigger.dev. Open-source background jobs and durable tasks in TypeScript.\n\n### Who has invested in Trigger.dev?\n\nThe sources our research read name Y Combinator, Standard Capital, CTO Fund, Michael Grinich, Liquid 2 Ventures, Wayfinder Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Rebel Fund, 8vdx, Functional Capital, LBS Investments, Laird Ventures, Orange Collective, 22 Ventures, Ventures Together, Zebra Good Pte, Arash Ferdowsi, Alan Rutledge, Christopher Golda, Danny Sheridan, David Fowler, Edrizio De La Cruz, Eli Brown, Gal Kleinman, Kenny Johnston, Paul Copplestone, Ant Wilson, Moataz Soliman, Nir Gazit and Thomas Mann.\n\n### How are Dan's tools graded?\n\nTrigger.dev is graded B, 63.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trigger-dev\n- https://trigger.dev/\n- https://trigger.dev/contact\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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