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Bill GatesunlockedJeffrey: together at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2006–2013)
Jeffrey: together at Karat
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Jeffrey: together at Linktone Ltd
About
Jeffrey Spector is the Co-Founder and President of Karat, a company that evaluates and benchmarks engineering talent for organizations including Citi, PayPal, and Duolingo. Karat's interviews are conducted by Interview Engineers and incorporate AI-native scenarios, drawing on data from more than 600,000 technical evaluations to provide insights on workforce capabilities.
Co-founder & President at Karat
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Karat's investors · 10
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021Base PartnersSão Paulo · since 2021Commerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksDig Ventures Management LimitedSt Peter PortDreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksSemperVirens Venture CapitalSan MateoSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Karat
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Mohit BhendeCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Experience
- KaratCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2014 — presentSeattle, WA
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationChief of Staff to Co-Chair Melinda Gates2008 — 2013Seattle
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationProgram Analyst, Financial Services for the Poor2006 — 2008Seattle
- BKF Asset ManagementInvestment Analyst2004 — 2005New York City
- Linktone LtdVice President, Business Development2000 — 2003Shanghai
Skills & more
Leadership14Strategy32Social Entrepreneurship16Entrepreneurship19Start-ups11Investments2Data Analysis10International Development14Strategic Partnerships8Policy Analysis3Market Research11Program Management20
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeffrey Spector?
- Jeffrey Spector is the Co-Founder and President of Karat, a company that evaluates and benchmarks engineering talent for organizations including Citi, PayPal, and Duolingo. Karat's interviews are conducted by Interview Engineers and incorporate AI-native scenarios, drawing on data from more than 600,000 technical evaluations to provide insights on workforce capabilities.
- Where does Jeffrey Spector work?
- Jeffrey Spector is Co-founder & President of Karat.
- What companies did Jeffrey Spector found?
- Jeffrey Spector founded Karat.
- Where did Jeffrey Spector go to school?
- Jeffrey Spector studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, Economics).
Founder mafias
Duke University mafia288
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bill GatesCo-chairFounded Gates FoundationAnkur JainInternshipFounded Kairos +3Melinda French GatesCo-chair (2000-2024)Founded Gates Foundation +1Ankur JainInternshipFounded Kairos +1Jon WangMachine Learning ResearchFounded Shimmer +1Victoria FramProgram Related Investments - Business AnalystFounded Village Capital
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Same school
Also attended Duke University867
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAyaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank
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Shared employers
Also worked at Karat7
Barnaby DorfmanCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail PartnersParker BarrilePartner at Norwest Venture PartnersSean AhrensFounder/Vice President of Product at Crohnology (by Healthy Labs)Edward ClaytonFounder at DevyceMohit BhendeFounder at KaratKevin BaoFounder at Moonset Health
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Also worked at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation83
Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationGülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalKarl Ilias AuerspergInvestment Analyst at C5 CapitalJulie WroblewskiCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify VenturesArunan SkandarajahExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONZoë RogersInvestor at Wisdom Ventures
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