Leah Culver
FounderFounder/CTO at Breaker Β· Founder/CEO at Convore
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedBreaker Β· YCConvore Β· YC
About
Leah Culver is an iOS and Python developer who co-authored the OAuth and oEmbed specifications. She has held engineering roles at Twitter, Dropbox, and Breaker (YC W17), and founded Convore (YC W11).
Founder/CTO at BreakerYC W17
Intro paths
YC
Leah went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
β
In turn, Leah can intro founders to Breaker's investors below.
Founder/CEO at ConvoreYC W11
Intro paths
YC
Leah went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
β
In turn, Leah can intro founders to Convore's investors below.
Convore's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Convore
EF
Eric FlorenzanoFounder/CTO
EM
Eric MaguireFounder/Designer
Experience
- AirbnbSenior iOS Engineercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TwitterSenior Software Engineer - iOS Tweet Details2022 β 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- TwitterSenior Software Engineer - Twitter Spaces2021 β 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- Breaker Inc.Founder and CTO2016 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxEngineering Product Design Operations2016San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxDeveloper Advocate2013 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Medium.comiOS Engineer2013San Francisco, CA
- Sincerely IncProduct Director2012 β 2013San Francisco
- Grove.io (Convore Inc)Founder2011 β 2012San Francisco
- FreelanceFreelance developer2010
- Six Apart, Ltd.Product Manager2009 β 2010
- Six Apart, Ltd.Software Engineer2008 β 2009
- PownceFounder and Lead Developer2007 β 2008
- CNET NetworksHost2007
- Instructables, Inc.Web Interface Engineer2006
- iLoop Mobile, IncSoftware Engineer2006
- IBMSpeed Team Intern2005
- IBMIntern2004
- UnisysQA Intern2002
Skills & more
User Experience30Product Design13Database Design10User Interface14Software Development1iOS DevelopmentStartup Development1Angel InvestingOpen Source18DatabasesPython (Programming Language)SQL
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JavaScriptMixpanelSwift (Programming Language)React.jsFrom Leah's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leah Culver?
- Leah Culver is an iOS and Python developer who co-authored the OAuth and oEmbed specifications. She has held engineering roles at Twitter, Dropbox, and Breaker (YC W17), and founded Convore (YC W11).
- Where does Leah Culver work?
- Leah Culver is Founder/CTO of Breaker and Founder/CEO at Convore.
- What companies did Leah Culver found?
- Leah Culver founded Breaker, Convore.
- Where did Leah Culver go to school?
- Leah Culver studied at Y Combinator (Breaker (W17)); Y Combinator (Convore, Grove (W11)); University of Minnesota (B.S., Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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