About
Neil Raina was CTO and cofounder at Portal (YC W18), and previously worked as a software engineer at Pinterest.
Founder at AssemblyYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Neil went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Assembly's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Neil can intro founders to Assembly's investors below.
Assembly's investors · 5
Co-founders at Assembly
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Marlon MisraFounder/CEO
Experience
- AssemblyCofounder/CTOcurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- LightoutCo-Founder, CTO2019 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- PiccoloCo-Founder2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- PinterestSoftware Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- YahooSoftware Engineer2014Sunnyvale, California
- Systemgroup Consulting Inc.Software Developer2013Mississauga, Ontario
Skills & more
PythonJavaJavascriptHTMLCSSSQLC#
From Neil's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neil Raina?
- Neil Raina was CTO and cofounder at Portal (YC W18), and previously worked as a software engineer at Pinterest.
- Where does Neil Raina work?
- Neil Raina is Founder of Assembly.
- What companies did Neil Raina found?
- Neil Raina founded Assembly.
- Where did Neil Raina go to school?
- Neil Raina studied at Y Combinator (W18); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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University of Waterloo mafia200
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Shared employers
Also worked at Assembly2
Also worked at Lightout1
Also worked at Piccolo1
Also worked at Pinterest65
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