# Bryan Mahoney

> Bryan Mahoney is the co-founder and CEO of Chord, a commerce data and AI platform. A McGill finance graduate, he co-founded Montreal digital studio Dynamo, joined Glossier to lead engineering and later served as CTO, then co-founded arfa with Henry Davis. The technology built for arfa’s brands became Chord, which subsequently shifted from headless commerce toward platform-agnostic data infrastructure and AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Chord
- **Organizations:** Chord, arfa, Inc., Glossier, Dynamo
- **Education:** Bachelor of Commerce, Finance / Entrepreneurship, McGill University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and grew Dynamo from a student business into a digital studio serving direct-to-consumer brands., Led engineering and served as CTO at Glossier., Co-founded arfa and Chord with Henry Davis.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Started the design and development company that became Dynamo while at university, according to his Yaguara interview.
- **1999** — Graduated from McGill; put an investment banking career on hold to continue building his business.
- **2014** — Dynamo began working with Emily Weiss and Henry Davis on Glossier’s website.
- **2015** — Moved from Montreal to New York to lead technology at Glossier.
- **2018** — Served as Glossier CTO; presented its ecommerce architecture in a December Contentful webinar.
- **2019** — Co-founded arfa with Henry Davis and other former Glossier colleagues.
- **2021** — Launched Chord as a standalone commerce technology company with Henry Davis.
- **2023** — Shifted Chord toward platform-agnostic commerce data infrastructure.
- **2024** — Launched the Brilliant Commerce podcast.
- **2025** — Announced Chord AI on September 30.
- **2026** — Chord announced $7 million in funding on April 29, led by Equal Ventures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and grew Dynamo from a student business into a digital studio serving direct-to-consumer brands.
- Led engineering and served as CTO at Glossier.
- Co-founded arfa and Chord with Henry Davis.
- Led Chord’s transition from headless commerce to a commerce data and AI platform.
- Hosts Brilliant Commerce, interviewing commerce founders and operators.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Hosted former Dynamo colleague and Centra co-founder Jenna Holcombe on Brilliant Commerce on September 24.
- **2026-05** — Explained Chord’s platform-agnostic data strategy in a May 15 Ecommerce Conversations interview.
- **2026-04** — Chord announced $7 million in funding led by Equal Ventures, with M13, Chingona Ventures, and CEAS Investments participating.
- **2025-09** — Published the launch announcement for Chord AI on September 30.

## Links

- Website: https://chordcommerce.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmahoney
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/bryanmtl
- GitHub: https://github.com/bryanmtl

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Last updated: 2026-10-26