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365 people in our graph share verified history with Avery — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Mike VolpiunlockedAvery: together at Scale AI (2024–2025)
×3Avery: together at Salesforce
×5Avery: together at Scale AI
×3Avery: together at Point72
About
Avery Yip is co-founder of Vessel. Previously, he worked as a backend and infrastructure engineer at Productiv, a SaaS management platform, from its Series A stage through Series C. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Data Science from UC Berkeley.
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- a•••@vessel.devreveal75% confident
Founder at VesselYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Avery went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Vessel's investors · 2
Co-founders at Vessel
ZK
Zachary KirbyFounder
Experience
- HandshakeDirector of Engineeringcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HandshakeHuman Data @ Handshake AIcurrent2025 — present
- Scale AIHuman Data2024 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Vessel (YC W22)Co-Founder and CEO2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- ProductivSoftware Engineer2020 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- Uber FreightSoftware Engineer2019
- Point72Analyst2018
- SalesforceData Scientist2017 — 2018
Skills & more
Leadership19Python17Machine Learning11Java12Research7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avery Yip?
- Avery Yip is co-founder of Vessel. Previously, he worked as a backend and infrastructure engineer at Productiv, a SaaS management platform, from its Series A stage through Series C. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Data Science from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Avery Yip work?
- Avery Yip is Founder of Vessel.
- What companies did Avery Yip found?
- Avery Yip founded Vessel.
- Where did Avery Yip go to school?
- Avery Yip studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science & Data Science); Y Combinator (W22).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Salesforce mafia175
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ ContentfulFounded Contentful +6Andre Esteva, PhDHead of Medical AIFounded Cresta +2Eric TobiasVice President, ProductFounded Opendate +1John DillonCEOFounded Hyperion Solutions +1Tal BrownSenior Director, Product ManagementFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1Richard SocherChief Scientist, EVPFounded Aixventures +1
+ 168 more
Scale AI mafia67
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lucy GuoCo-founderFounded PassesWilliam HockeyBoard DirectorFounded PlaidBrad PorterChief Technology OfficerFounded Collaborative RoboticsJosephine LeeIntern - GenAIFounded Palette Labs +1Anthony KrivonosSenior Software Engineer, NucleusFounded Toma +1George FangStrategic Projects LeadFounded Meridian +1
+ 60 more
Handshake mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stephanie LiuSoftware EngineerFounded Nourish +1Curtis NorthcuttDirector, AI ResearchFounded ChipBrain +1Julia StiglitzChief Education and Workforce OfficerFounded UplimitSourabh BajajEngineeringFounded UplimitGarrett LordCo-Founder & CEOFounded StryderKatherine AllenAccount Management & Customer Support InternFounded Flo
+ 8 more
Point72 mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dimitris PagonakisPortfolio ManagerFounded Sesamevault +1David SchafferHead of Private Investments, LegalFounded ViveretxMiles SaffranResearch AnalystFounded RailbirdDuc PhamLong-Short EquityFounded Marathon EducationDaniel KwakVice PresidentFounded PaperplanePaul SingerAcademy Summer AnalystFounded FleetWorks
+ 5 more
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Handshake37
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsWill ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalMadeline MinshewInvestor at True VenturesJeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalGrace IsfordPartner at Lux CapitalStephan GoupilleGeneral Partner at Data Tech
+ 31 more
Also worked at Scale AI99
Alexandr WangCo-founder of Scale AI; Chief AI Officer at MetaLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
+ 93 more
Also worked at Productiv7
Yousuf KhanVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesLovlani SchulteExecutive Assistant at Ridge VenturesRama SekharPartner at Norwest Venture PartnersZachary KirbyFounder at VesselAshish AggarwalFounder at ProductivMunish GandhiCo-founder and CEO at Statisfy
+ 1 more
