Maddy Nguyen
FounderFounder at Talentdrop
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedTalentdrop · YC
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.
Founder at TalentdropYC S21
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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In turn, Maddy can intro founders to Talentdrop's investors below.
Talentdrop's investors · 2
Co-founders at Talentdrop
JT
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.
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