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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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).
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