Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
Unicorn founderFounder & CEO at Zipline
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedZipline$7.6B
About
He worked as a scientist at Harvard University from 2005 to 2008 and spent a period as a professional rock climber before starting the company in 2011.
Founder & CEO at Zipline
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Zipline's investors · 32
10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Baillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2026Ballistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksBoxGroupNew York · $1M checksCrunchFundEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2026Goldman SachsNew YorkGrishin RoboticsSilicon Valley · $250K – $1M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2026Hakluyt CapitalLondonK2 GlobalSingaporeKatalyst VenturesSan FranciscoKatalyst.VenturesSan FranciscoLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026PROOFArlingtonReinvent CapitalNew YorkSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026SGH CapitalParisSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonSteelSky VenturesAtlanta · $100K – $5M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTemasekSingapore · since 2026Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Tuesday CapitalSan FranciscoUnanimous CapitalMenlo ParkValor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2026VTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checks
Co-founders at Zipline
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Keenan WyrobekCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
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Ryan OksenhornCo-Founder
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Will HetzlerCo-Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer
Experience
- ZiplineCo-founder & CEOcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Professional rock climberSelf-employed2010 — 2011All over the world
- Harvard UniversityScientist2005 — 2008Bauer Genomics Lab
Education
- Harvard UniversityAB, Economics and Biotechnology2005 — 2009
Skills & more
Strategy13Strategic Planning5Management8Mobile Robotics5Aerospace Engineering4Unmanned Vehicles4Start-ups34Entrepreneurship29Venture Capital13Robotics9Business Strategy20Product Development17
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Business DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentResearchProduct ManagementEngineeringMatlabStrategic PartnershipsLanguages Mandarin · Spanish
- Artificial Intelligence for Robotics — Udacity
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Shared employers
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