Profile banner
Jon O'Bryan

Jon O'Bryan

Serial entrepreneur, recovering physicist, nature lover, and family man

Palo Alto, California
scalelist
Joined April 2025
Favicon imagelinkedin.com
Favicon imageycombinator.com
Favicon imageresearchgate.net
Favicon imageatlas.so

Network

14.1K connections
🚀
YC & Techstars Founders
📈
Business & Operations Leaders
🌐
Startup Ecosystem Leaders
🛠️
Startup Product & Operations
🤖
AI Startup Founders
🏠
PadSplit Employees
💰
Investment Fund Managers

Summary

Jon O'Bryan is a serial entrepreneur with a strong focus on leveraging technology to solve real-world problems. He has co-founded multiple successful startups across diverse sectors, including customer support with Atlas, affordable housing with PadSplit, and short-term rentals with Blanket Homes. His ventures demonstrate a consistent ability to identify market needs and build innovative platforms. ycombinator+2
With a Ph.D. in Physics from UC Irvine and a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Stanford, Jon possesses a deep scientific and analytical background. His academic research involved complex topics in cosmology and particle theory, including studies on Cosmic Microwave Background and primordial non-Gaussianity. This rigorous scientific training underpins his technical expertise in software development and problem-solving within his entrepreneurial endeavors. clay+4
As CEO & Co-founder of Atlas (YC W22), Jon is currently leading the development of an AI-first customer support platform aimed at revolutionizing how high-growth teams manage customer interactions. His vision for Atlas is to create a next-generation solution that integrates advanced AI with tools like session recording and bug tracking, providing a more comprehensive and efficient alternative to existing systems. ycombinator+1

Work

Education

Writing

Planck Trispectrum Constraints on Primordial Non-Gaussianity at Cubic Order

January 1, 2015

A study reporting measurements of the kurtosis power spectra of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature as mapped by Planck, specifically relating to primordial non-Gaussianity at cubic order.

Favicon imagelink.aps.org

CONSTRAINTS ON SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN THE FINE-STRUCTURE CONSTANT FROM COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND ANISOTROPY DATA

January 1, 2014

Research paper focusing on using Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropy data from Planck to constrain spatial fluctuations of the fine-structure constant.

Favicon imageiopscience.iop.org

Using Angular Power Spectra to Probe CIB Anisotropies

January 1, 2014

PhD thesis exploring the use of angular power spectra to investigate Cosmic Infrared Background (CIB) anisotropies.

Favicon imageescholarship.org

Hobbies

He is described as a nature lover. ycombinator

He is identified as a family man. ycombinator