About
Anja Winikka co-founded Maroo, a payments platform for the wedding industry. Previously, she spent 13 years at The Knot Worldwide in New York, where she led digital marketing and content teams and developed educational workshops for wedding-related small businesses.
Founder at MarooYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Anja went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Anja can intro founders to Maroo's investors below.
Maroo's investors · 2
Co-founders at Maroo
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Alex NikityukFounder
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Andrei RiaskovFounder
Experience
- Freeda NetworkFounder - Freedacurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- MarooCo-Founder - Maroo (YC-backed payments platform)2021 — 2023New York, NY
- Self-employedIndependent Advisor — Wedding & Events Industry2019 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- The Knot WorldwideMarketing & Editorial Leadership - The Knot Worldwide (Formerly XO Group)2006 — 2019Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
WordPressCMSGoogle AnalyticsBloggerFacebookContent Management Systems (CMS)Online Publishing11Online Journalism6Online Communications1Weddings2Journalism39New Media25
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Digital MediaEditorialCopy EditingMagazinesBloggingWeb ContentContent ManagementContent StrategyContent DevelopmentPublishingFeature ArticlesPublicationsFrom Anja's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anja Winikka?
- Anja Winikka co-founded Maroo, a payments platform for the wedding industry. Previously, she spent 13 years at The Knot Worldwide in New York, where she led digital marketing and content teams and developed educational workshops for wedding-related small businesses.
- Where does Anja Winikka work?
- Anja Winikka is Founder of Maroo.
- What companies did Anja Winikka found?
- Anja Winikka founded Maroo.
- Where did Anja Winikka go to school?
- Anja Winikka studied at Y Combinator; The University of Kansas (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Journalism); The University of Kansas (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature).
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