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David Oates

Founder

Founder/CEO at Curtsy

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCurtsy · YC

About

David Oates is the CEO and co-founder of Curtsy, a fashion resale app he started with three high school friends that focuses on the Gen Z demographic. The company is a Y Combinator company (S19) with backing from investors including Index Ventures, CRV, and Kevin Durant, and reports hundreds of thousands of monthly active users. Oates also hosts a podcast, Something Like That, about his experience building Curtsy.

Founder/CEO at CurtsyYC S16

Intro paths

YC

David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, David can intro founders to Curtsy's investors below.

Curtsy's investors · 3

Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Curtsy

EAEli Allen
Eli AllenFounder

Experience

  1. CurtsyCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Rough Draft VenturesPartner2014 — 2015Boston, MA
  3. HubSpotLead Product Designer, CRM2013 — 2014Boston
  4. MummifyCo-Founder2013Boston, MA
  5. Husky Startup ChallengeDirector2013Greater Boston
  6. Oates Web DesignSoftware Developer2007 — 2012Charlotte, NC

Skills & more

Leadership35Public Speaking16Web Design42Graphic Design17Creativity12Entrepreneurship47Web Development26UI/UX5Lean Startup6Business Planning7

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Oates?
David Oates is the CEO and co-founder of Curtsy, a fashion resale app he started with three high school friends that focuses on the Gen Z demographic. The company is a Y Combinator company (S19) with backing from investors including Index Ventures, CRV, and Kevin Durant, and reports hundreds of thousands of monthly active users. Oates also hosts a podcast, Something Like That, about his experience building Curtsy.
Where does David Oates work?
David Oates is Founder/CEO of Curtsy.
What companies did David Oates found?
David Oates founded Curtsy.
Where did David Oates go to school?
David Oates studied at Northeastern University (Computer Science and Philosophy).

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