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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In turn, Nikki can intro founders to Patchwork's investors below.
Patchwork's investors Β· 1
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).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
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Stripe mafia91
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Patchwork1
Also worked at Stripe186
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
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash
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Also worked at Pinterest66
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesMolly DiiorioInvestor at True VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
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