# Matt Aitken (slim)

> 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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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.

- 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.

### What does Trigger.dev make?

Anchor Terminal lists Trigger.dev from Trigger.dev.

### 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

These 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.