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Morrie Schonfeld

Founder

Founder at Pingo

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPingoPingo · YC

About

Morrie Schonfeld is co-founder and COO at Pingo, a language learning platform. He has over seven years of experience in language learning and is a published author in Chinese.

Founder at PingoYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Morrie went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Pingo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Morrie can intro founders to Pingo's investors below.

Pingo's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Pingo

MXMichael Xing
Michael XingFounder

Founder at Pingo

Intro paths

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In turn, Morrie can intro founders to Pingo's investors below.

Pingo's investors · 2

MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksTranspose Platform ManagementHouston

Experience

  1. Pingo AICo-founder, COOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States

Skills & more

Customer ServiceCustomer ExperienceCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)KPI DashboardsKPI ReportingKPI ImplementationTalent ManagementCompetitive AnalysisCompetitive Marketing StrategiesCompetitive PricingBusiness AnalysisPresentation Skills
+4 moreContract NegotiationProject PlanningEvent ManagementBudgeting

Languages Chinese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Morrie Schonfeld?
Morrie Schonfeld is co-founder and COO at Pingo, a language learning platform. He has over seven years of experience in language learning and is a published author in Chinese.
Where does Morrie Schonfeld work?
Morrie Schonfeld is Founder of Pingo.
What companies did Morrie Schonfeld found?
Morrie Schonfeld founded Pingo, Pingo.
Where did Morrie Schonfeld go to school?
Morrie Schonfeld studied at Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Major in Economics); Y Combinator; Oakwood School (High School Diploma).

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Shared employers

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Michael XingFounder at Pingo