About
Nicolas Walker holds computer science degrees from Stanford and has worked as a software and product engineer at Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify, and Linktree, with experience in personalization, data systems, and growth. He previously served as a caregiver and led a volunteer community service organization.
Founder, CEO at MochaCareYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Nicolas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran MochaCare's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Nicolas can intro founders to MochaCare's investors below.
MochaCare's investors · 2
Co-founders at MochaCare
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Pranav UppiliappanFounder
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Nick
Experience
- MochaCare (YC W26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LinktreeSoftware Engineer II2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- SpotifyProduct Management Intern2023New York, New York, United States
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2022
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer Intern2021Greater Seattle Area
- Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES)BASES Global Entrepreneurship Team Director2020 — 2021
- SKUVisionFrontend Development and Design Lead2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Headfirst Leadership Beyond the FieldCo-Founder/Volunteer Lead2016 — 2020Pleasanton, California, United States
- Stanford Pre-Business AssociationStanford Pre-Business Association Member2019 — 2020Stanford, California, United States
Skills & more
A/B TestingTypeScriptEngineeringProduct Road MappingFeature DefinitionOral CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingCommunicationGoogle BigQueryLooker StudioFigmaGit
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DatabasesSQLApache SparkDesign ThinkingReact NativeArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningFlaskLeadership DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentSystem DesignProduct ManagementLanguages English · Spanish
- Learning React.js — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicolas Walker?
- Nicolas Walker holds computer science degrees from Stanford and has worked as a software and product engineer at Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify, and Linktree, with experience in personalization, data systems, and growth. He previously served as a caregiver and led a volunteer community service organization.
- Where does Nicolas Walker work?
- Nicolas Walker is Founder, CEO of MochaCare.
- What companies did Nicolas Walker found?
- Nicolas Walker founded MochaCare.
- Where did Nicolas Walker go to school?
- Nicolas Walker studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's degree (Artificial Intelligence), Computer Science); Stanford University (Master's degree, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)); Y Combinator.
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Also worked at MochaCare (YC W26)1
Also worked at Linktree4
Also worked at Spotify59
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