Michael Glukhovsky
FounderFounder at RethinkDB
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedRethinkDB · YC
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About
Michael Glukhovsky founded RethinkDB and later became product lead for Stripe's API platform and developer product teams.
Founder at RethinkDBYC S09
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Linux8User Experience3Python14JavaScript5Start-ups3Ruby on Rails2Java2Ruby5Software Development1HTML3SQL2C2
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- Who is Michael Glukhovsky?
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- What companies did Michael Glukhovsky found?
- Michael Glukhovsky founded RethinkDB.
- Where did Michael Glukhovsky go to school?
- Michael Glukhovsky studied at Stony Brook University.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Stripe mafia152
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Stony Brook University mafia50
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David R. WaltDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Sherlock Biosciences +4Raymond YipInformation Systems EngineeringFounded Shopline +1Daniel KivatinosMastersFounded loopfour +1Gabe RuttnerBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Hatchet +1Jordan GihaB.A.Founded Companyventures +1Ben ParkerBiologyFounded Kronologic +1
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Same school
Also attended Stony Brook University123
Mojca SkoberneEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Alex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKonstantinos AprilakisPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyDavid WhittakerVenture Partner at Elm Street VenturesJeffrey SachsAdvisor at Windham Capital PartnersBrittany MartorellaExecutive Assistant at Level Equity
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stripe247
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
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Also worked at Stony Brook University45
Hal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesKonstantinos AprilakisPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyMiguel Garcia DiazVice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation at University of Delaware at The Innovation SpaceLorne TaichmanDirector, Science & Technology at Windham Capital PartnersJames YooIT & Cybersecurity Director at Declaration PartnersRachel SacksAnalyst at Maniv Mobility
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Also worked at IBM1,527
Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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