About
Mykel Pereira founded Legend Labs and now leads Haywheel, a digital marketplace connecting restaurants and specialty food retailers with artisan food suppliers.
Founder at HaywheelYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Mykel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Mykel can intro founders to Haywheel's investors below.
Haywheel's investors · 1
Co-founders at Haywheel
DB
Daniel BarabanderFounder/(YC S16)
Experience
- LegendChief Product Officercurrent2024 — present
- Compound LabsVP of Product2023 — 2024
- Compound LabsSenior Software Engineer2019 — 2023
- XLNTXLNT Person at XLNT2018
- HaywheelCo-Founder2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- The Flatiron SchooliOS Instructor2015Greater New York City Area
- QallectCo-Founder2015Greater New York City Area
- Johnson & JohnsonITS Engineering Intern2010Raritan
- Johnson & JohnsonITS Engineering Co-Op2009Raritan
Skills & more
Programming10iOS Development8JavaScript5Swift6Objective-C6React.js1ReduxReact-Native1Node.js1HTML5CSS3Java2
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Object Oriented DesignHTMLEntrepreneurshipMobile ApplicationsUIXLeadershipFrom Mykel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mykel Pereira?
- Mykel Pereira founded Legend Labs and now leads Haywheel, a digital marketplace connecting restaurants and specialty food retailers with artisan food suppliers.
- Where does Mykel Pereira work?
- Mykel Pereira is Founder of Haywheel.
- What companies did Mykel Pereira found?
- Mykel Pereira founded Haywheel.
- Where did Mykel Pereira go to school?
- Mykel Pereira studied at Flatiron School (iOS Development); Stevens Institute of Technology (Computer Science).
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Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Stevens Institute of Technology mafia12
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Flatiron School mafia8
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Same school
Also attended Flatiron School10
Daniel BarabanderInvestment Partner & Chief Legal Officer at Variant FundCelia HarrisonDirector, Property Funds at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.Ann SiebeckerChief Financial Officer at Arborview CapitalMing DuanPartner at Argonautic VenturesKenneth KebaaraTechnical Support Specialist at Black Angel GroupDaniel BarabanderFounder/(YC S16) at Haywheel
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Also attended Stevens Institute of Technology24
Srinivas RaoInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersDaniella KranjacInvestor at Avant BioLindsay GoeddelInvestor at Constellation Technology VenturesNikos VogiatzisPartner at Corallia VenturesMiriam Moreno-HerediaOperations Associate at Accial CapitalGarry TurkingtonInvestor at CapitalT
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Shared employers
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Also worked at The Flatiron School6
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