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David Oates

InvestorFounder

CEO at Curtsy

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCurtsy · YC

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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.

CEO at CurtsyYC S16

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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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Curtsy's investors · 11

1984 Ventures Management, LlcSan Francisco · $750K – $1M checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFrialeNashville · $100K – $600K checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksJackson Square VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021Stellar VSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksUnpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Curtsy

EAEli Allen
Eli AllenFounder
EO
Eric OldrinFounder

Investments

Investor

Curtsy

Per curated public sources.

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 CEO of Curtsy.
What companies did David Oates found?
David Oates founded Curtsy.
What companies has David Oates invested in?
Investments tracked here include Curtsy.

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