Find your path to Joey
10,477 people in our graph share verified history with Joey — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Founder/Head of Product & Partner at BirdYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Joey went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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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In turn, Joey can intro founders to Bird's investors below.
Bird's investors · 6
Co-founders at Bird
RV
Robert VisFounder/CEO
BV
Bob ViolierFounder/CTO
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
Web DevelopmentInteraction Design
Languages Dutch · English
- Human-Computer Interaction (online course) — Associate Professor Scott Klemmer, Computer Science Department, Stanford University
- Ondernemen & Innoveren — De Haagse Hogeschool
From Joey's professional profile.
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.
- 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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,218
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pavilion73
Travis BryantSales Leadership at Redpoint VenturesTony YangPortfolio Growth at Mucker CapitalMax AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfundSophie BuonassisiSVP of Marketing at GTMfundCagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Oliver ManojlovicVP Sales at Personio at PICUS CAPITAL
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Also worked at MessageBird6
Also worked at TwitterCounter1
Also worked at The Next Web12
Patrick de LaiveAdvisor at Curiosity VCMarc WesselinkVenture Partner at Contrarian VenturesLaurens GroenendijkFounding Partner at DFF VenturesSandra GolbreichGeneral Partner at BSV VenturesOmar BawaInvestor at Enzo VenturesRobin WautersFounder of Profoundo, Board Member at European Startup Network at Syndicate One
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