# Tyler Bosmeny

> Tyler Bosmeny is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and investor, a general partner at Y Combinator and the co-founder, former CEO and board member of Clever. He led Clever from its 2012 founding through its 2021 acquisition by Kahoot!, then handed the CEO role to Trish Sparks in 2022. His public teaching focuses on practical startup sales, particularly listening to customers.

- **Role:** General Partner at Y Combinator; Co-founder and Board Member at Clever
- **Organizations:** Y Combinator, Clever, PaperG (later Thunder), The Harvard Crimson
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, MA in Statistics, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Clever and led it as CEO for ten years., Clever reached 1,000 schools by its 2012 YC Demo Day., Named to Forbes Education 30 Under 30 in 2014 alongside Dan Carroll and Rafael Garcia.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Helped start PaperG while involved in college newspaper advertising.
- **2008** — Identified as The Harvard Crimson’s associate business manager; PaperG won $5,000 in the Harvard i3 Innovation Challenge.
- **2012** — Co-founded Clever with Dan Carroll and Rafael Garcia; participated in Y Combinator’s summer batch and reached 1,000 schools by Demo Day.
- **2014** — Named to Forbes Education 30 Under 30 with Clever’s co-founders; delivered a startup sales lecture.
- **2016** — Clever introduced QR-code login badges for students.
- **2018** — Delivered How to Sell for Y Combinator’s Startup School.
- **2021** — Kahoot! announced the Clever acquisition at $435 million to $500 million enterprise value, including performance-based consideration; transaction closed September 1.
- **2022** — Handed CEO role to Trish Sparks, effective May 1; continued as board member and strategic advisor.
- **2025** — Y Combinator announced him as a general partner on April 1.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Clever and led it as CEO for ten years.
- Clever reached 1,000 schools by its 2012 YC Demo Day.
- Named to Forbes Education 30 Under 30 in 2014 alongside Dan Carroll and Rafael Garcia.
- Clever was acquired by Kahoot! in 2021 in a transaction announced at up to $500 million enterprise value.
- Clever served 93,000 schools at his 2022 CEO transition.
- Joined Y Combinator as a general partner in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Y Combinator announced Bosmeny as a general partner on April 1, 2025.
- **2026-10** — As checked on October 26, Clever’s current About page lists him as co-founder and board member, and Y Combinator maintains his partner profile. This is a verification date, not an appointment date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ycombinator.com/people/tyler-bosmeny
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerbosmeny
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/bosmeny

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Last updated: 2026-10-26