About
Pietro Rea is Co-Founder and CTO at Meadow, a financial technology platform focused on the higher education payments industry, where he leads engineering. He previously held technical leadership roles at Amazon, Upside Business Travel, and the Huffington Post. He has authored several software development books, including "iOS App Distribution & Best Practices" (1st edition) and "Core Data by Tutorials" (8th edition).
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer at Meadow
Intro paths
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Meadow's investors Β· 7
Alley Robotics VenturesCohasset Β· $500K β $2M checksAlleyCorpNew York Β· $1M β $5M checksGiant Ventures Global LlpLondon Β· $2M β $20M checksHaystackSan Francisco Β· $1M β $3M checksMatrixSan Francisco Β· $100K β $10M checks Β· since 2025Susa VenturesSan Francisco Β· $1M β $5M checks Β· since 2025Treble CapitalSan Francisco Β· since 2025
Co-founders at Meadow
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Alfredo BrillembourgCo-founder & CEO
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Amy JenkinsCo-founder
Experience
- MeadowCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2022 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Sweetpea MobileFounder & Lead Software Engineer2016 β 2022United States
- Upside Business TravelEngineering Manager (Full Stack/Mobile)2017 β 2020Washington, District Of Columbia
- AmazonSenior Software Engineer, Mobile & Tablet2013 β 2016Jersey City, NJ
- The Huffington PostiOS Developer2012 β 2013New York City
Skills & more
Objective-C28Java10C8Python8iPhone14Github2Git2JIRA3Xcode5Ruby2iOS3JSON1
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SwiftiOS developmentiPadMobile ApplicationsAgile MethodologiesProgrammingMobile DevicesCocoa TouchUser ExperienceAPIsE-commerceiOS DevelopmentLanguages Chinese Β· English Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pietro Rea?
- Pietro Rea is Co-Founder and CTO at Meadow, a financial technology platform focused on the higher education payments industry, where he leads engineering. He previously held technical leadership roles at Amazon, Upside Business Travel, and the Huffington Post. He has authored several software development books, including "iOS App Distribution & Best Practices" (1st edition) and "Core Data by Tutorials" (8th edition).
- Where does Pietro Rea work?
- Pietro Rea is Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer of Meadow.
- What companies did Pietro Rea found?
- Pietro Rea founded Meadow.
- Where did Pietro Rea go to school?
- Pietro Rea studied at Princeton University (B.A., Economics); Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meadow4
Also worked at Upside Business Travel1
Also worked at Amazon645
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