Find your path to Catherine
159 people in our graph share verified history with Catherine — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Aaron AthanasunlockedCatherine: together at Dartmouth College (2016)
Catherine: together at WBL (Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation)
×4Catherine: together at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Catherine: together at Dartmouth College
About
Catherine Zhao previously worked at Google as an associate product manager and software engineer, where she contributed to YouTube, ChromeOS, and AI infrastructure projects. She holds a degree in computer science from Dartmouth College.
Founder at PelicaYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Catherine went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pelica's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Catherine can intro founders to Pelica's investors below.
Pelica's investors · 1
Co-founders at Pelica
LK
Lalit KunduFounder
Experience
- WBL (Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation)Membercurrent2026 — present
- Pelica HealthChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Free ClinicMedical Assistantcurrent2024 — present
- Stanford University School of MedicineResearchercurrent2014 — present
- GoogleProduct Manager2024 — 2025
- GoogleAssociate Product Manager2022 — 2025
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2020 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
- GoogleSoftware Engineer Intern2019Mountain View, California
- DALI LabProduct Designer2018 — 2019Hanover, NH
- Kidron Corporate AdvisorsInvestment Banking Analyst Intern2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- LocalAventuraBusiness Development Intern2017
- Kaman's Art Shoppes, IncCaricature Artist at California's Great America2016Santa Clara, California
Skills & more
Python9Java1Maya1CAdobe Illustrator1Adobe Indesign CC1Adobe Creative Suite1Visual Arts13Statistical Data Analysis6Graphic Design5Research1Biological Data Analysis
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Data AnalysisLeadershipTeamwork- Large Language Model Agents — University of California, Berkeley
- Tuck Business Bridge Program — The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
From Catherine's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Catherine Zhao?
- Catherine Zhao previously worked at Google as an associate product manager and software engineer, where she contributed to YouTube, ChromeOS, and AI infrastructure projects. She holds a degree in computer science from Dartmouth College.
- Where does Catherine Zhao work?
- Catherine Zhao is Founder of Pelica.
- What companies did Catherine Zhao found?
- Catherine Zhao founded Pelica.
- Where did Catherine Zhao go to school?
- Catherine Zhao studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelor’s Degree); Y Combinator; AIT-Budapest (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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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
Dartmouth College mafia178
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Cantai Therapeutics +5Laura YeciesABFounded Bonehealthtech +1Samantha TruexBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Upstream Bio +1Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1Mohandass KalaichelvanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Spenmo +1
+ 171 more
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia66
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Cantai Therapeutics +5Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded 株式会社MEAL FORWARD +2Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Samantha TruexMBAFounded Upstream Bio +1Aakhil FardeenMBAFounded Lish +1
+ 59 more
Lynbrook High School mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ritik MalhotraHigh School DiplomaFounded Savvy +2Sahil HasanFounded Dots +1Alex LinFounded Hush +1Anish DharHigh SchoolFounded HomeRoom +1Rani MavramHigh SchoolFounded CompleteVikranth SrivatsaFounded Sunpia
+ 12 more
Same school
Also attended Dartmouth College663
Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
+ 657 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
Also attended AIT-Budapest2
Also attended Lynbrook High School27
Damir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesHelen SunAnalyst at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Akshay NathanEngineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital PartnersLynn Stepovich CarterOperating Partner, Talent & Growth at Operator CollectiveKevin TuPartner at DFJMeirav Har NoyFounder, Managing Partner at Moneta VC
+ 21 more
Shared employers
Also worked at WBL (Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation)32
Petra MeyerInvestor at Golden SeedsLaura MezeyInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesSophie GriffinPrincipal at HLM Venture PartnersTania GrantPartner at Claritas CapitalEmma CartmellFounding Partner at Cartmell VenturesConnie HeilPrincipal at Brighton Park Capital
+ 26 more
Also worked at Pelica Health2
Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
+ 1,994 more
