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Yancey Strickler

CEO and director at Dfos.

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Updated Nov 10, 2026·Latest SEC filing Jul 16, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Yancey Strickler

Yancey Strickler is CEO and director at Dfos.

Experience

This experience comes from Yancey Strickler's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Yancey Strickler in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Dark Forest OS Current
Cofounder and CEO
2026 – Present
Artist Corporations Current
Cofounder
2024 – Present
Metalabel Current
Cofounder and Director
2021 – Present
Dfos Inc.
CEO and director
2026 · New York, NY
DFOS provides online spaces for communities to communicate, share materials, and manage paid access.
The Drucker Institute
Distinguished Fellow
2020 – 2022
The Bento Society
Founder
2019 – 2021
New Inc.
Board Member
2014 – 2018
The Creative Independent
Cofounder
2016 – 2017
Kickstarter
Cofounder, CEO, other leadership roles
2005 – 2017
eMusic
Managing Editor/Editor in Chief
2005 – 2009
Flavorpill Media
Managing Editor
2004 – 2005
MJI Interactive, Inc.
News Writer
2000 – 2003

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Yancey Strickler works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Dfos Inc. · Form D, Jul 16, 2026
LI
Lena Imamura
Executive officer
RK
Robert Kalin
Director

Sources

  1. SECDfos Inc. Form D, filed Jul 16, 2026