# Matt Aitken

> Matt Aitken is co-founder and CEO of Trigger.dev. Trigger.dev on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CEO, Trigger.dev.

Matt Aitken is co-founder and CEO of Trigger.dev, an open-source platform for background jobs and AI agents from Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. He previously made two iPad apps that won Apple's iPad app of the year award and co-built the developer tool JSON Hero. He announced the company's $16m Series A in December 2025.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattaitken1985/
- X: https://x.com/mattaitken

## What Matt builds

- [Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.md), graded B, 63.8/100, in Human approval & handoff. Open-source background jobs and durable tasks in TypeScript. Co-founder and CEO, Trigger.dev, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Dan Patel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-patel/), Co-founder, Trigger.dev
- [Eric Allam](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-allam/), Co-founder and CTO, Trigger.dev
- [James Ritchie](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/james-ritchie/), Co-founder and frontend engineer, Trigger.dev

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Standard Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/standard-capital/)
- [CTO Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cto-fund/)
- [Michael Grinich](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/michael-grinich/)
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/liquid-2-ventures/)
- [Wayfinder Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/wayfinder-ventures/)
- [Pioneer Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pioneer-fund/)
- [Rebel Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/rebel-fund/)
- [8vdx](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/8vdx/)
- [Functional Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/functional-capital/)
- [LBS Investments](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lbs-investments/)
- [Laird Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/laird-ventures/)
- [Orange Collective](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/orange-collective/)
- [22 Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/22-ventures/)
- [Ventures Together](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ventures-together/)
- [Zebra Good Pte](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zebra-good-pte/)
- [Arash Ferdowsi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/arash-ferdowsi/)
- [Alan Rutledge](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alan-rutledge/)
- [Christopher Golda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/christopher-golda/)
- [Danny Sheridan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/danny-sheridan/)
- [David Fowler](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-fowler/)
- [Edrizio De La Cruz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/edrizio-de-la-cruz/)
- [Eli Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eli-brown/)
- [Gal Kleinman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gal-kleinman/)
- [Kenny Johnston](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kenny-johnston/)
- [Paul Copplestone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paul-copplestone/)
- [Ant Wilson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ant-wilson/)
- [Moataz Soliman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/moataz-soliman/)
- [Nir Gazit](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nir-gazit/)
- [Thomas Mann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/thomas-mann/)

## Questions

### Who is Matt Aitken?

Matt Aitken is co-founder and CEO of Trigger.dev, an open-source platform for background jobs and AI agents from Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. He previously made two iPad apps that won Apple's iPad app of the year award and co-built the developer tool JSON Hero. He announced the company's $16m Series A in December 2025.

### What does Trigger.dev make?

Anchor Terminal lists Trigger.dev from Trigger.dev. Open-source background jobs and durable tasks in TypeScript.

### Who has invested in Trigger.dev?

The 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.

### How are Matt'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.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trigger-dev
- https://trigger.dev/
- https://trigger.dev/contact

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