About
Nicholas Charriere is a developer with 12 years of experience in Silicon Valley, having worked at both established and early-stage startups including Pinterest and Cruise, with recent focus on distributed systems, machine learning platforms, and AI systems development.
Founder at MochaYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Nicholas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Mocha's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nicholas can intro founders to Mocha's investors below.
Mocha's investors · 1
Co-founders at Mocha
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Ben ReinhartFounder
Experience
- MochaFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PrivyFounding Engineer2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseStaff Software Engineer2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CruiseSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2020
- PinterestSenior Software Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco
- URXSoftware Engineer2015 — 2016San Francisco
- StarMaker InteractiveSoftware Engineer2012 — 2015San Francisco
- Data PublicaMachine Learning Engineer (intern)2012Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
French2Photoshop6Python26JavaScript17HTML 54Git6HTML52SQL1REST1WebSelf drivingSoftware1
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Software InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Software ArchitectureProgramming (front & back end) in java, python, HTML, CSS, php, postgreSQLElectronicsphysicsphotoMathematicsProduct ManagementInformation ArchitectureEntrepreneurshipStartup DevelopmentLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicholas Charriere?
- Nicholas Charriere is a developer with 12 years of experience in Silicon Valley, having worked at both established and early-stage startups including Pinterest and Cruise, with recent focus on distributed systems, machine learning platforms, and AI systems development.
- Where does Nicholas Charriere work?
- Nicholas Charriere is Founder of Mocha.
- What companies did Nicholas Charriere found?
- Nicholas Charriere founded Mocha.
- Where did Nicholas Charriere go to school?
- Nicholas Charriere studied at Mines Paris - PSL (Master's degree, Mathematics / Physics / Computer Science); Janson (Preparation to the national exam, Mathematics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Cruise mafia34
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Kyle VogtFounder/CEOFounded Twitch +1Daniel KanFounder/COOFounded Exec +1Oliver CameronVP, ProductFounded Everyme +1Matthew DeitersDirector of Product & Technical OperationsFounded Assembly Made +1Sohrab HaghighatPlanning and Controls, Senior Engineering ManagerFounded Hestus, Inc. +1Richard HeSenior Software Engineer - ML PlatformFounded Openmart +1
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Mines Paris - PSL mafia6
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Starmaker Interactive mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Same school
Also attended Mines Paris - PSL36
Morgan Hermand-WaicheVenture Partner at FJ LabsPhilippe VarinSenior Technical Partner at GVP ClimateOmri BenayounGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesShelly MittalVenture Partner at ChrysalixElie KopalyInvestment Director, Energy Storage at Innovestor VenturesPatrick SayerGodfather at OneRagtime
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Shared employers
Also worked at Privy2
Also worked at Cruise50
David BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersJimManaging partner of Maven Ventures, a consumer-focused micro-VC fund and incubator in Palo AltoJordan CroomInvestor at Side Door VenturesSunny DhillonFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesSasha OstojicVenture Partner at Playground Global
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Also worked at Pinterest65
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAaron RuPrincipal at RET Ventures
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Also worked at URX10
David GorceyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpLindsay UllmanCo-founder and part-time GP at Coalition OperatorsRichard SmithCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLCLauren NemethInvestor at Premji InvestCasey AylwardInvestor at AccelBen BravermanCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Flexport
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