Chris Hollindale
FounderFounder/CTO at Zesty
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedZesty · YC
About
Chris Hollindale worked on product development at Checkr and co-founded Zesty, which was acquired by Square in 2018.
Founder/CTO at ZestyYC W14
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Zesty's investors below.
Zesty's investors · 7
Co-founders at Zesty
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David LangerFounder/CEO
Experience
- Checkr, Inc.Head of Product, Checkr Trustcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Checkr, Inc.Head of Checkr Pay2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- DoorDashGroup Product Manager2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- SquareProduct Manager2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Zesty, Inc.Co-founder & CEO2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Zesty, Inc.Co-Founder & CTO2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CHP ConsultingSenior Consultant2008 — 2012London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
LANSA6Requirements Gathering9Software Engineering4Object Oriented Design3Algorithms3Mathematics3Big Data3Entrepreneurship3Mobile Product Development2Agile Methodologies4Algorithm Design2Pure Mathematics2
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Start-upsDigital HealthEmber.jsSoftware DevelopmentJavaObjective-CRubyHTMLPHPBambooiOSMongoDBFrom Chris's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Hollindale?
- Chris Hollindale worked on product development at Checkr and co-founded Zesty, which was acquired by Square in 2018.
- Where does Chris Hollindale work?
- Chris Hollindale is Founder/CTO of Zesty.
- What companies did Chris Hollindale found?
- Chris Hollindale founded Zesty.
- Where did Chris Hollindale go to school?
- Chris Hollindale studied at University of Oxford (MMath, Mathematics); Upton-by-Chester High School, Chester.
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