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Deep NisharunlockedJohn: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1990–1992)
John: together at Puzzle
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John: together at xoom.com
Founder at Puzzle
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Puzzle's investors · 10
Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2023Fjor FoundersLos Angeles · since 2023General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2023Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2023On DeckSan Francisco · since 2023S32Palo Alto · since 2023Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checks · since 2023Two Culture Capitalsince 2023Village GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K checks · since 2023XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2023
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Co-founders at Puzzle
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Sasha OrloffFounder
Experience
- selfTech Guy/Startup Builder/Advisor/Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- PuzzleAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco
- PuzzleCTO & Cofoundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CruitzFounder2017 — 2018San Francisco
- ArgusCamFounder2016 — 2017San Francisco
- The Giant Pixel CorporationFounder and Partner2012 — 2016San Francisco
- HelloBitAdvisor2014 — 2016
- NamaFounder2014 — 2015San Francisco, CA
- GrovoAdvisor2014 — 2015
- Radius IntelligenceVP Engineering2010 — 2012San Francisco, CA
- TelloCTO/Founder2010
- GameLayersCTO2009
- DoostangCTO / VP Engineering2007 — 2008
- Geni.comTechnical Advisor2006 — 2008
- xoom.comCTO / VP Engineering2004 — 2007
- Biz360Backend Engineering Manager2002 — 2004
- SynovialSenior Software Engineer2001
- YahooTechnical Yahoo!2000 — 2001
- eGroupsSenior Engineer2000
- Brio TechnologyLead X Engineer1999 — 2000
- Wolfram Research IncLead X Engineer1992 — 1999
Skills & more
Ruby on RailsXMLArchitectureC++OOPDatabasesSocial NetworkingDebuggingTCP/IPWindowsTeam BuildingThreads
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SMTPProcess ImprovementFinancial ServicesScalabilityMySQLAgile MethodologiesLinuxSoftware EngineeringSaaSMobile DevicesStart-upsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages C · English · Python · Ruby
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Cwikla?
- Founder at Puzzle
- Where does John Cwikla work?
- John Cwikla is Founder of Puzzle.
- What companies did John Cwikla found?
- John Cwikla founded Puzzle.
- Where did John Cwikla go to school?
- John Cwikla studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (CS/Math).
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia351
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Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign682
Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCLuke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of GigafundSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Grovo9
David HonigFounder and Partner at UNCOMMON DENOMINATORSloane ChildPartner at Elsewhere PartnersVarun BansalFounder at 1stCollabJoris LuijkeFounder, co-CEO at PynPianpian Xu GuthrieFounder & CEO at AmotionsJeff FernandezCEO & Cofounder at Dandi
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Also worked at Doostang6
Also worked at xoom.com27
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalChris DegierePartner, Data Intelligence Group at TCVKevin HartzCo-Founder & General Partner at BA CapitalPeterson ConwayTalent Advisor at BA CapitalAlison DavisManaging Director at Blockchain Coinvestorsqq
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Also worked at Yahoo429
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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