Liza Gurtin

Experience

1. Accend (YC S23)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
2. Pear VCBuilder Fellowcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
3. On DeckFellow ODF1current2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
4. BrexProduct2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
5. Saison CapitalVC Scout2021
6. Vonzos PartnersEntrepreneur In Residence2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
7. CiscoMachine Learning Product Manager2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
8. Purdue UniversityGraduate Researcher2015 — 2017West Lafayette
9. Adobe ResearchDeep Learning/NLP Researcher2016San Francisco Bay Area
10. IBM ResearchResearcher2014 — 2015
11. Northwestern UniversityMachine Learning Researcher2015Evanston, Illinois
12. University of AlbertaMitacs Globalink Researcher2014Edmonton, Canada Area

Education

1. Y CombinatorS23
2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessIgnite Program, Business
3. Purdue UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Computer Science
4. Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Skills & more

Languages English · French · Hindi

From Liza's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

AGAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJXJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTCTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLLLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMAMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYSYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187

RBRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKBKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)HWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Purdue University151

MHMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNHNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKMKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJCJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSSSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJPJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors

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Also attended Northwestern University288

HKHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMAMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNPNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEOEric OngInvestor at LightbankBPBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankSJScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at On Deck108

ETErik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzPVPaul VeradittakitManaging Partner at Pantera CapitalLLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCSSSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalNFNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcMKMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates

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Also worked at Brex28

KBKatie BiberChief Operating Officer at ParadigmAAAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32JSJake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesJJamesPrincipal at Draper AssociatesMMMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCCCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer Partners

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Also worked at Vonzos Partners2

NSNing SungInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsPDPranjal DagaFounder at Accend

Also worked at Cisco263

CBCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesMVMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWXWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneCRClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures

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