Blake West
FounderFounder at Goldfinch Technology
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedGoldfinch Technology
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Michael JenunlockedBlake: together at Heron Finance (2024–2025)
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Founder at Goldfinch Technology
Co-founders at Goldfinch Technology
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Michael SallExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Heron FinanceCofounder & CTO2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- GoldfinchCo-founder & contributor2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseSenior Backend Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Hint HealthSoftware Engineer2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Hack ReactorHacker in Residence2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- VersalContract Software Engineer2013San Francisco Bay Area
- LessonUpFounder2011 — 2013Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Blake WestKeyboardist2009 — 2013Austin, TX
- Blake WestFreelance Keyboardist2006 — 2009
- Wharton Small Business Development CenterConsultant2008
Skills & more
Music34JavaScript42Node.js31Entrepreneurship25Git27Backbone.js23MVC19MongoDB19jQuery20Express14Coffeescript13Three.js13
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SongwritingGruntSQLMochaAngular.jsTeachingMusic TheoryCSSLanguages English · Music · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Blake West?
- Director at Goldfinch Technology
- Where does Blake West work?
- Blake West is Founder of Goldfinch Technology.
- What companies did Blake West found?
- Blake West founded Goldfinch Technology.
- Where did Blake West go to school?
- Blake West studied at The Wharton School (BS, Marketing; Entrepreneurship. Minor in Music); Hack Reactor (Computer Software Engineering).
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The Wharton School mafia779
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coinbase mafia102
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Fred WilsonLead Independent Director; Chair, Compensation CommitteeFounded Union Square VenturesBalaji SrinivasanCTOFounded Counsyl +1Fred EhrsamCo-founderFounded NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEOFounded NewLimitShiv ShankarHead of Engineering, Onboarding and ComplianceFounded Boundless +2Surojit ChatterjeeChief Product OfficerFounded Ema +1
Hack Reactor mafia20
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Jake SeipStudent & Teaching AssistantFounded Aero +1Trevor HanusComputer Software EngineeringFounded Confido Legal +1Daniel LiebeskindFull-Stack Javascript EngineerFounded Topia Interactive +1Cheryl Sew HoyChief Marketing Officer (CMO)Founded Tiny HealthJosh LehmanInstructor (Reactor Prep)Founded StarcityHamzah ChaudharyAdvanced Software Engineering ImmersiveFounded Lightdash
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Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of AtomicKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Shared employers
Also worked at Heron Finance1
Also worked at Coinbase190
Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure Group
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