Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Founded Organizations 3
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Aaron co-founded Creative Market in 2012 to help independent creators around the world make a living doing what they love. He has nearly two decades of experience founding and leading startups through bootstrapping, fundraising, Y Combinator, acquisition, spinout, and everything in between. He also supports other founders as a Part-time Partner at

Y Combinator, and has a degree in Business from the University of Maryland.

Number of Investments 1
Aaron Epstein invested in Palette on May 18, 2022. This investment - Seed Round - Palette - was valued at
$6M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 18, 2022
Palette
Seed Round - Palette
$6M
Number of Partner Investments 10
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 4
Aaron Epstein is the Group Partner at Y Combinator. Additionally, Aaron Epstein has had 4 past jobs including Visiting Partner at Y Combinator.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Y Combinator
Visiting PartnerOct 1, 2016Mar 2020
Creative Market
Co-FounderJan 2012Oct 2018
Autodesk
Director, MarketplaceFeb 2014Jul 2017
COLOURlovers
Co-founder20092014
Number of News Articles 15
Funding RoundMay 18, 2022
Palette raised $6,000,000 / Seed from Aaron Epstein and 19 other investors
NewsNov 17, 2016
NewsNov 17, 2016
NewsOct 20, 2016
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