# James Hawkins

> James Hawkins is co-founder and co-CEO. PostHog on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and co-CEO.

James Hawkins is co-founder and co-CEO of PostHog, a product analytics and data platform from Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch, which launched on Hacker News in 2020 four weeks after the team began writing code. His YC profile lists earlier roles at Arachnys and AML RightSource and studies at the University of Cambridge.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-hawkins/
- X: https://x.com/james406

## What James builds

- [PostHog](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/posthog.md), graded B, 68.4/100, in Product analytics & experimentation. PostHog is an open-source product analytics platform with session replay, feature flags, experiments, error tracking and a data warehouse. Agents reach PostHog Cloud through a REST API with a public OpenAPI spec and an official hosted MCP server. Co-founder and co-CEO, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Tim Glaser](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tim-glaser/), Co-founder and co-CEO

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [GV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gv/)
- [Jason Warner (CTO, GitHub)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jason-warner-cto-github/)
- [Solomon Hykes (Founder, Docker)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/solomon-hykes-founder-docker/)
- [Stripe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/stripe/)
- [Formus Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/formus-capital/)
- [Peak XV Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/peak-xv-partners/)

## Questions

### Who is James Hawkins?

James Hawkins is co-founder and co-CEO of PostHog, a product analytics and data platform from Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch, which launched on Hacker News in 2020 four weeks after the team began writing code. His YC profile lists earlier roles at Arachnys and AML RightSource and studies at the University of Cambridge.

### What does PostHog Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists PostHog from PostHog Inc.. PostHog is an open-source product analytics platform with session replay, feature flags, experiments, error tracking and a data warehouse. Agents reach PostHog Cloud through a REST API with a public OpenAPI spec and an official hosted MCP server.

### Who has invested in PostHog Inc.?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, GV, Jason Warner (CTO, GitHub), Solomon Hykes (Founder, Docker), Stripe, Formus Capital and Peak XV Partners.

### How are James's tools graded?

PostHog is graded B, 68.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://posthog.com/about
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/posthog
- https://x.com/james406
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/400222-tim-glaser
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/timgl
- https://posthog.com/
- https://posthog.com/docs/support-options
- https://posthog.com/handbook/support/support-team
- https://posthog.com/docs/support
- https://posthog.com/talk-to-a-human

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