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Joey van Ommen
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder/Head of Product & Partner at Bird
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
FoundedBird$3.8B · YC
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Founder/Head of Product & Partner at BirdYC S16
Intro paths
Joey went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Bird's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Bird
Experience
- SaberCo-founder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
- PavilionMembercurrent2024 — present
- MessageBirdVice President of Product2021 — 2023Amsterdam Area
- MessageBirdHead of Product, Director2020
- MessageBirdDirector of Product, New Product Development2019 — 2020Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- TwitterCounterProject Manager / Front-end Developer2014 — 2015Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- The Next WebIntern2014Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
Languages Dutch · English
- Human-Computer Interaction (online course) — Associate Professor Scott Klemmer, Computer Science Department, Stanford University
- Ondernemen & Innoveren — De Haagse Hogeschool
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joey van Ommen?
- Founder/Head of Product & Partner at Bird
- Where does Joey van Ommen work?
- Joey van Ommen is Founder/Head of Product & Partner of Bird.
- What companies did Joey van Ommen found?
- Joey van Ommen founded Bird.
- What companies has Joey van Ommen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include airweave.
- Where did Joey van Ommen go to school?
- Joey van Ommen studied at Haagse Hogeschool Den Haag (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Communication and Media Design).
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Y Combinator mafia10,595
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Haagse Hogeschool Den Haag mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Haagse Hogeschool Den Haag1
Shared employers
Also worked at Pavilion108
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Also worked at MessageBird7
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Also worked at TwitterCounter1
Also worked at The Next Web12
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