Where does Kathy Zhou-Patel work?

Kathy Zhou-Patel is Founder of Queenly.

What companies did Kathy Zhou-Patel found?

Kathy Zhou-Patel founded Queenly.

Where did Kathy Zhou-Patel go to school?

Kathy Zhou-Patel studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Environmental Science).

Kathy Zhou-Patel

Founder

Founder at Queenly

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedQueenly · YC

Find your path to Kathy

292 people in our graph share verified history with Kathy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

SomnathunlockedKathy: together at Pinterest (2019)

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About

Kathy Zhou-Patel is CTO and cofounder of Queenly. She previously worked as a full-stack engineer at Pinterest and Venmo, and holds a BA in Computer Science and Environmental Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Founder at Queenly YC W21

Intro paths

Kathy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Kathy can intro founders to Queenly's investors below.

Queenly's investors · 6

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021 Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021 Interlace VenturesNew York City · $200K – $600K checks · since 2021 NextView VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checks · since 2021 SHAKTISan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Queenly

Trisha BantigueFounder

Experience

FigmaSoftware Engineercurrent2025 — present
QueenlyCTO and Co-Founder2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
PinterestSoftware Engineer2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
InfoScoutSoftware Development Intern2014San Francisco Bay Area
SnipSnapSoftware Development Intern (part-time)2014Greater Philadelphia Area
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of PennsylvaniaPython Programmer/Data Analyst Work Study2013 — 2014Greater Philadelphia Area
VenmoSoftware Development Intern2013New York, NY
Department of Earth and Environmental ScienceSummer Research Fellow2012 — 2013University of Pennsylvania

Skills & more

SinatraReact.jsSwift (Programming Language)Objective-CGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)iOSCSS8JavaScript9Java7Python7Photoshop4PowerPoint3

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IllustratorCAdobe Creative SuitejQuerySQLNode.jsAfter EffectsFlaskDjangoWeb DesignCustomer ServiceMemes

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kathy Zhou-Patel?: Kathy Zhou-Patel is CTO and cofounder of Queenly. She previously worked as a full-stack engineer at Pinterest and Venmo, and holds a BA in Computer Science and Environmental Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Where does Kathy Zhou-Patel work?: Kathy Zhou-Patel is Founder of Queenly.
What companies did Kathy Zhou-Patel found?: Kathy Zhou-Patel founded Queenly.
Where did Kathy Zhou-Patel go to school?: Kathy Zhou-Patel studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Environmental Science).

Founder mafias

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Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,417

Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal Foundation Kunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan Capital Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychology Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures Eghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Figma45

Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures Dylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma Grey BakerGeneral Partner at Y Combinator Ajay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sriram KrishnanStartup builder and investor Andy LinderPartner at TCP Capital

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Also worked at Queenly2

Keval DesaiFounder & Partner at SHAKTI Trisha BantigueFounder at Queenly

Also worked at Pinterest86

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at Benchmark Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Ben SilbermannCo-founder of Pinterest SomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear Ventures Kevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VC Anthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

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Also worked at InfoScout1

Trisha BantigueFounder at Queenly