Maddy Nguyen
FounderFounder at Talentdrop
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedTalentdrop · YC
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About
Maddy Nguyen studied Classics at Georgetown University and law school at Washington University in St. Louis. She spent six years in tech recruiting roles, working at recruiting firms and in-house at Instacart, Snapchat, Facebook, and Uber before founding Talentdrop.
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Intro paths
YC
Maddy went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Talentdrop
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Janelle TiulentinoFounder
Experience
- Turn/River CapitalVP, Peoplecurrent2025 — present
- Turn/River CapitalDirector, Talent Acquisition2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- TalentdropCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2023
- FreelanceInterim Head of Talent2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- UberRecruiting Manager2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookRecruiter2018
- Snap Inc.Recruiting Manager2016 — 2018Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Snap Inc.Lead Recruiter2016
- Snap Inc.Recruiter2015 — 2016
- InstacartTechnical Recruiter2015San Francisco Bay Area
- InstacartSourcer2014 — 2015
- Riviera PartnersTechnical Recruiter2014San Francisco Bay Area
- MitchelLake GroupTechnical Recruiter2013 — 2014San Francisco
- Maxim IntegratedLegal Intern2013
- Article One PartnersLegal Associate2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Leadership10Legal Research42Legal Writing46Westlaw9Litigation24Civil Litigation2Public Policy5Courts2Policy Analysis2Politics1International Law2Political Campaigns1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maddy Nguyen?
- Maddy Nguyen studied Classics at Georgetown University and law school at Washington University in St. Louis. She spent six years in tech recruiting roles, working at recruiting firms and in-house at Instacart, Snapchat, Facebook, and Uber before founding Talentdrop.
- Where does Maddy Nguyen work?
- Maddy Nguyen is Founder of Talentdrop.
- What companies did Maddy Nguyen found?
- Maddy Nguyen founded Talentdrop.
- Where did Maddy Nguyen go to school?
- Maddy Nguyen studied at Georgetown University (B.A., Classical Studies); Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (J.D.); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Uber mafia233
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Garrett CampFounder & ChairmanFounded Aero +1Raquel UrtasunChief Scientist, Head of Uber ATG R&DFounded WaabiGary VaynerchukAngel InvestorFounded Empathywines +4Dan LifshitsEngineering ContractorFounded GO GLOBAL WORLD +1David PickerellLead Operations and Logistics ManagerFounded GigSafe +1Ben LernerSoftware Engineer, InfrastructureFounded Espresso AI +1
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Georgetown mafia169
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Darren NixFounded Steadily +2Howard J. FederoffEVP Health Sciences/Executive DeanFounded Kenaitx +2Ted LeonsisAmerican StudiesFounded Snagfilms +1Briggs MorrisonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Crossbow Therapeutics +1Laura YeciesMSFSFounded Bonehealthtech +1Jill KoziolMAFounded Motherly +1
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Instacart mafia39
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Montana LowSenior Machine Learning EngineerFounded Tomo +3Quentin RousseauSenior Reliability EngineerFounded Rootly +2Jesse RobbinsStrategic AdvisorFounded Chef +1Kaitlyn KnoppHead of Global CompensationFounded Pequity +1Aamir PoonawallaTechnical LeadFounded Orchestra +1Jake SeipSenior Product Manager, New VerticalsFounded Aero +1
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Washington University in St. Louis School of Law mafia6
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Same school
Also attended Georgetown University757
Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesDiana BerishaInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Law26
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Turn/River Capital1
Also worked at Talentdrop1
Also worked at Uber602
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
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