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Melody Kim

Founder

Founder at ShopWith

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedShopWith · YC

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Melody: together at Coursera
Melody: together at Wunderman

About

Melody Kim is a designer and creative director working across technology, media, and education, currently serving as Design and Product Consultant at Skim Studio. She previously designed products and brands for early-stage companies, co-founded a Y Combinator-backed startup, and led design teams. Her work at Skim Studio includes advising startups on brand, product, and storytelling, developing educational workshops and original media, and organizing gatherings focused on technology's role in work and daily life.

Founder at ShopWithYC S18

Intro paths

YC

Melody went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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ShopWith's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at ShopWith

ACAaron Chou
Aaron ChouFounder

Experience

  1. SKIM StudioDesign & Product Consultantcurrent2016 — present
  2. BetteromicsHead of Design2022 — 2023
  3. BetteromicsFounding Designer2020 — 2022
  4. Local KitchensDesign & Product Lead2023
  5. ShopWithCo-Founder (YCombinator S18)2017 — 2019San Francisco / Los Angeles
  6. CourseraProduct Designer2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. MicrosoftUX Design Intern, Visual Studio2013Greater Seattle Area
  8. Social Print StudioInteraction Designer2012San Diego County, CA
  9. WundermanArt Direction Intern2011Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Mac OS XMicrosoft OfficePhotoshopHTMLHTML + CSSOS XCSSAdobe Creative SuiteUser ExperienceUser Interface DesignAdvertisingHuman-computer Interaction
+12 moreInformation ArchitectureUser-centered DesignUsability TestingDirect MarketingSocial Media MarketingGraphic DesignWeb DesignBloggingMobileTypographyHuman Computer InteractionMobile Devices

Languages Korean

  • Bridge Fellow 2016 — Designer Fund

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Melody Kim?
Melody Kim is a designer and creative director working across technology, media, and education, currently serving as Design and Product Consultant at Skim Studio. She previously designed products and brands for early-stage companies, co-founded a Y Combinator-backed startup, and led design teams. Her work at Skim Studio includes advising startups on brand, product, and storytelling, developing educational workshops and original media, and organizing gatherings focused on technology's role in work and daily life.
Where does Melody Kim work?
Melody Kim is Founder of ShopWith.
What companies did Melody Kim found?
Melody Kim founded ShopWith.
Where did Melody Kim go to school?
Melody Kim studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2018 Batch); UC San Diego (BS, Honors); Université Paris-Saclay (HCI Research Intern (Fall Semester Exchange)).

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UC San Diego mafia235

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Elad GilBAFounded Brain Co. +1Chester NgBSFounded DivXPhillip SamayoaPhDFounded Generation Bio +2Wendy JohanssonCognitive ScienceFounded Misaludhealth +2Elizabeth A. MullerBachelorsFounded Deep Isolation +2Sean AinsworthB.S.Founded RetroSense Therapeutics +1

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Coursera mafia34

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Andrew NgDirectorFounded Factored +2Victor NogueraMachine LearningFounded Labsense +1Raman VarmaMachine Learning EngineerFounded Kestrel +1Curtis NorthcuttCoursera Research: Unsupervised learning for Education with Dr. Derek BruffFounded ChipBrain +1Daphne KollerCo-Founder & PresidentFounded Insitro +1Julia StiglitzGlobal Director, Business Development, Strategy and InternationalFounded Uplimit

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Université Paris-Saclay mafia15

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Arthur MenschPhDFounded Mistral AIMatthew PutmanDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Nanotronics Imaging +1Samantha ZennouDiplôme d'état de Docteur en PharmacieFounded AqemiaMilan StankovicMaster 2 RechercheFounded LeadbayKarim BouriLicenceFounded WealorSruthi ViswanathanMaster's degreeFounded Deep Interactions

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Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Also attended UC San Diego446

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi

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Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AILouis DessalSenior Associate at Partech VenturesAlexandra EychenneCompliance & Risk Officer at Partech VenturesAnne-Valérie BachManaging Director at CapagroMelinda JosephVP of Marketing & Investor Relations at InVitro CapitalPierreInvestor at Sanofi Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Betteromics4

Avantika DaingFounding Partner at Plum Alley InvestmentsEmily DamatoFounder at MantleBioEric KimFounder at InariDavid NormanFounder at Arryved

Also worked at Coursera33

Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniJulia StiglitzPreviously Partner, GSV Ventures at GSV VenturesAllison GreenChief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary at SuRo CapitalSourabh BajajEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalCarmen ChangPartner, Head of Asia at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Rob HutterFounder, Managing Partner at Learn Capital

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Also worked at Microsoft1,852

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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Also worked at Wunderman19

Polly BarnesInvestor at EQT VenturesEric NgInvestor at Happiness CapitalScott PollackCEO + Leadership Team Coach at Orbit StartupsAsbjørn Bøhm StøvringSenior Associate at The Footprint FirmKsenia OnosovRecruitment Lead at Forum VenturesLaura GelheutMarketing & Communications Manager at Cusp Capital

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