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1,138 people in our graph share verified history with Nikki β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Hemant TanejaunlockedNikki: together at Stripe (2021β2023)
Nikki: together at Facebook
Γ5Nikki: together at Stripe
Γ4Nikki: together at Y Combinator
About
Nikki Shah holds a computer science degree from MIT and previously worked as an engineer and product leader at Pinterest, Meta, and Stripe, where she contributed to product development and organizational scaling.
Founder at PatchworkYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Nikki went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Patchwork's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Patchwork
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Dhruhin KurliFounder
Experience
- PatchworkCo-founder & CEO Patchworkcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StripeProduct2021 β 2023
- FacebookFounder at New Product Experimentation2019 β 2021
- FacebookSoftware Engineer on New AI Experiences2018 β 2019
- FacebookSoftware Engineer on Portal2017 β 2018
- PinterestSoftware Engineer2014 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Java1PythonCSSHTML1ProgrammingAndroid1Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nikki Shah?
- Nikki Shah holds a computer science degree from MIT and previously worked as an engineer and product leader at Pinterest, Meta, and Stripe, where she contributed to product development and organizational scaling.
- Where does Nikki Shah work?
- Nikki Shah is Founder of Patchwork.
- What companies did Nikki Shah found?
- Nikki Shah founded Patchwork.
- Where did Nikki Shah go to school?
- Nikki Shah studied at Y Combinator; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science And Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
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Stripe mafia152
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded Hippocratic AIMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded Paradigm +1Patrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded AuctomaticGreg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAIDaniela AmodeiEarly employee β Risk ManagerFounded AnthropicArvid LunnemarkSoftware EngineeringFounded Cursor
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Shared employers
Also worked at Patchwork2
Also worked at Stripe247
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
+ 241 more
Also worked at Facebook773
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDash
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Also worked at Pinterest86
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VCAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
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