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Joe Pestro

Founder

Founder at Fanvibe · Founder at Priime

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

FoundedFanvibe · YCPriime · YC

About

Joe Pestro founded Priime (YC W15) and currently leads Fanvibe (YC S10). He has experience across full-stack web development, cloud infrastructure, and technical product management.

Founder at FanvibeYC S10

Intro paths

YC

Joe went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Joe can intro founders to Fanvibe's investors below.

Fanvibe's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010

Co-founders at Fanvibe

VPVishwas Prabhakara
Vishwas PrabhakaraFounder/CEO
ACArthur Chang
Arthur ChangFounder/Lead Technical Architect

Founder at PriimeYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Joe went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Joe can intro founders to Priime's investors below.

Priime's investors · 2

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Priime

ACArthur Chang
Arthur ChangFounder/CEO
LBLoren Baxter
Loren BaxterFounder
ANAndrew Ng
Andrew NgFounder

Experience

  1. HealthiPrincipal Software Engineer2020 — 2025
  2. PriimeFounder2014 — 2025San Francisco, CA
  3. BeRecruitedChief Technology Officer2011 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  4. FanvibeFounder2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Yardbarker.comSoftware Developer2008 — 2009San Francisco, CA
  6. General ElectricInformation Management Leadership Program (IMLP)2007Cincinnati, OH
  7. Procter & GambleEmerging Leaders in Information Technology Program (ELITE)2006Cincinnati, OH

Skills & more

Web Development8Full-Stack DevelopmentUser Experience (UX)API DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentTechnology LeadershipSite Reliability EngineeringTeam BuildingDevOpsStart-up LeadershipStart-ups8Web Applications4
+12 moreChrome ExtensionsiOS developmentUser ExperienceVimMobile ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentRuby on RailsJavaScriptReact.jsRubyGitjQuery

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joe Pestro?
Joe Pestro founded Priime (YC W15) and currently leads Fanvibe (YC S10). He has experience across full-stack web development, cloud infrastructure, and technical product management.
Where does Joe Pestro work?
Joe Pestro is Founder of Fanvibe and Founder at Priime.
What companies did Joe Pestro found?
Joe Pestro founded Fanvibe, Priime.
Where did Joe Pestro go to school?
Joe Pestro studied at Miami University (BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator; Y Combinator.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Y Combinator mafia4,716

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Miami University mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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Fanvibe mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Vishwas PrabhakaraFounder/CEOFounded Honey HomesArthur ChangFounder/Lead Technical ArchitectFounded Priime

Priime mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Arthur ChangFounder/CEOFounded Fanvibe

Same school

Also attended Miami University162

Kate WilschutzChief Financial Officer, Revolution Funds at RevolutionSean KwiatVice President, Investments at CincyTechKevin RileyBoard Member at CincyTechMike FitzgeraldInvestor at High AlphaKyle PrifogleStaff AI Engineer at JMI EquitySam YehAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk Ventures

+ 156 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 VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Healthi2

Arthur ChangFounder/Lead Technical Architect at FanvibeAndrew NgFounder at Priime

Also worked at Priime3

Arthur ChangFounder/Lead Technical Architect at FanvibeLoren BaxterFounder at PriimeAndrew NgFounder at Priime

Also worked at BeRecruited7

Fielding JamiesonCo-Founder & Partner at Tipt VenturesRay MusciInvestor at Morpheus VenturesRyan SpoonAdvisor, Sports & Media at Courtside VenturesRussell CookInvestor at HC9 VenturesVishwas PrabhakaraFounder/CEO at FanvibeArthur ChangFounder/Lead Technical Architect at Fanvibe

+ 1 more

Also worked at Yardbarker.com3

Hisham HalbounyManaging Partner at P1 VenturesJosh SteinManaging Partner at Threshold VenturesArthur ChangFounder/Lead Technical Architect at Fanvibe