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Karine Mellata

Founder

Founder at Variance

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedVariance · YC

About

Karine Mellata is a co-founder at Variance, formerly known as Intrinsic.

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Founder at VarianceYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Karine went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — 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 Variance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Karine can intro founders to Variance's investors below.

Variance's investors · 6

645 VenturesOkta VenturesRRE LeadersTen ElevenUrban InnovationY Combinator

Co-founders at Variance

MLMichael Lin
Michael LinFounder
JG
James GrossExecutive Officer, Director
NB
Noah BrierExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. VarianceCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. AppleSenior Software Engineer2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. AppleSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. AppleSoftware Engineer2019
  5. UberMachine Learning Engineer2019
  6. ShopifyData Scientist2018

Education

  1. McGill UniversityBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering
  2. Y Combinator
  3. The University of Hong KongBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

Skills & more

ManagementTeamworkJavaPython (Programming Language)GitSoftware DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Data Science

Languages English · French · Spanish

From Karine's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Uber mafia147

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bastien BeurierSoftware EngineerFounded Lantern +1Mike MahlkowOperations and Business DevelopmentFounded Fastgen +1Charlie CorreaSenior Operations ManagerFounded Luable +1Khalid AshmawySenior Tech Lead ManagerFounded Munify +1Edgar PavlovskyData ScienceFounded MRGN +1Ali KashaniHead of Serve RoboticsFounded Serve Robotics

+ 140 more

McGill University mafia65

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Noubar AfeyanBSFounded ProFound Therapeutics +6Avak KahvejianB.Sc.Founded ProFound Therapeutics +2Serge MesserlianBachelor of Science - BScFounded Creyon +1Natalia BakaevaArtsFounded cashew +1Jonathan LimMDFounded Boundless Bio +1Lev KokotovBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded PostgresML +1

+ 58 more

Shopify mafia31

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Chirag PatelVP Product & GM MoneyFounded PaysafeTobias LütkeCTOFounded ShopifyJonathan PomaDirector, Go-to-Market InitiativesFounded LoopTom JaklitschSoftware Engineering InternFounded OrderCraig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded Natero

+ 24 more

Shopify mafia26

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Chirag PatelVP Product & GM MoneyFounded PaysafeTom JaklitschSoftware Engineering InternFounded OrderCraig SoulesPrincipal EngineerFounded NateroDave YenProductFounded RoomblockerKyle KaiserProduct ManagerFounded Chillabit

+ 19 more

Same school

Also attended McGill University410

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 404 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended The University of Hong Kong97

Roni HiranandInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Anshul RuparellVenture Partner at FJ LabsJohan AkessonAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersFan WenPrincipal & Director of AI at Fin CapitalJenny XiaoPartner at Leonis CapitalGéraldine FilletSenior Associate at Educapital

+ 91 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Variance4

Alex DollInvestor at Ten ElevenMegan DubofskyPartner & CMO at Ten ElevenCollin WallaceBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoMichael LinFounder at Variance

Also worked at Apple451

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at Daphni

+ 445 more

Also worked at Uber366

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

+ 360 more

Also worked at Shopify63

Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersHarley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystChirag PatelVP & GM Payments & Risk at Etsy at PICUS CAPITALÉtienne MérineauPartner at Inovia Capital

+ 57 more