About
Brian Ma founded Weave, a professional networking service from Y Combinator's S14 batch, and previously founded Decide.com, an e-commerce price prediction tool acquired by eBay. He has also worked at Zillow and Microsoft, and studied at the University of Washington.
Founder at WeaveYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Brian went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Brian can intro founders to Weave's investors below.
Experience
- Iterative CapitalFounder, General Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Divvy HomesFounder2016 — 2025San Francisco CA
- HVF LabsEntrepreneur In Residence2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Weave NetworkingFounder, CEO2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Various StartupsAngel Investor/Advisor2011 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
- Decide.com (acquired by Ebay)Founder2009 — 2013Seattle
- EggsproutFounder, CEO2008 — 2009Seattle
- Real Property AssociatesReal Estate Agent, Investor, and Junkie2006 — 2009Seattle
- ZillowProgram Manager2005 — 2008Seattle
- MicrosoftProgram Manager2004 — 2005
- IntelBoard Design Engineer2004
Skills & more
Product Management88E-commerce99Product Development35Entrepreneurship99SEO54Fundraising16Start-ups99Web Analytics27Strategic Planning24Google Analytics13Business Strategy40Startup Mentorship5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Ma?
- Brian Ma founded Weave, a professional networking service from Y Combinator's S14 batch, and previously founded Decide.com, an e-commerce price prediction tool acquired by eBay. He has also worked at Zillow and Microsoft, and studied at the University of Washington.
- Where does Brian Ma work?
- Brian Ma is Founder of Weave.
- What companies did Brian Ma found?
- Brian Ma founded Weave.
- Where did Brian Ma go to school?
- Brian Ma studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2014, Founder CEO); University of Washington (BS, Computer Science).
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