# Patrick Hogan

> Patrick Hogan is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Handle.com, a construction payments and compliance software company. Raised around his family’s lumber business, he previously co-founded Tenfold, which integrated communication systems with customer records and was acquired by LivePerson in 2021. His public writing and operating requests emphasize clear financial records, customer context and usable information.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Handle.com
- **Organizations:** Handle.com, Tenfold, Y Combinator, City of Dreams SF
- **Education:** B.S., Information Technology, Ottawa University, Juris Doctor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco), Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Tenfold, acquired by LivePerson in October 2021., Co-founded and leads Handle.com, a Y Combinator Winter 2019 company., Led Handle through its May 2026 $27 million Series B announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2014-2018** — Co-founded and worked at Tenfold; Crunchbase dates his co-founder tenure from December 2014 to 2018.
- **2018** — Co-founded Handle.com with Blake Robertson, Chris Woodard and Lucas Azevedo, according to Handle’s own founding account.
- **2019** — Handle participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 batch.
- **2021** — LivePerson acquired Tenfold in October; Jeff Cotten was Tenfold’s CEO at the time.
- **2022** — Handle raised a $10 million Series A led by Energize Ventures and Ironspring Ventures.
- **2024** — Handle announced investments from Amex Ventures and Suffolk Technologies.
- **2026** — Handle announced a $27 million Series B led by Marbruck in May.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Tenfold, acquired by LivePerson in October 2021.
- Co-founded and leads Handle.com, a Y Combinator Winter 2019 company.
- Led Handle through its May 2026 $27 million Series B announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Handle announced a $27 million Series B led by Marbruck, with Energize Capital, Suffolk Technologies, Liquid 2 Ventures, RXR and WEX participating.
- **2026-05** — Handle reported more than $160 billion in construction invoices and financial workflows across its platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.handle.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-james-hogan
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/askhogan
- GitHub: https://github.com/askhogan

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Last updated: 2026-10-21