Where does Rafael Petry work?

Rafael Petry is Founder of Movley.

Where did Rafael Petry go to school?

Rafael Petry studied at Y Combinator (S23); Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (M.Sc., Computer Science); Universidade Federal de Pelotas (B.Sc., Computer Science).

Rafael Petry

Founder

Founder at Movley

New York, New York, United States

FoundedMovley · YC

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47 people in our graph share verified history with Rafael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Nichanan KesonpatunlockedRafael: together at ThoughtWorks (2017)

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Rafael: together at withco

About

Rafael Petry is Co-Founder and CTO of Movley.

Founder at Movley YC S23

Intro paths

Rafael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Movley's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Rafael can intro founders to Movley's investors below.

Movley's investors · 3

Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checks Tectonic VenturesCambridge Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Movley

Sajag AgarwalFounder

Jake CorkinFounder

Michael FriedmanFounder

Experience

Career BreakGap yearcurrent2026 — presentBangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand
point.meTechnical Advisorcurrent2026 — presentGlobal
point.mePrincipal Software Engineer2024 — 2026Global
Movley (YC S23)Co-Founder & CTO2023 — 2024New York, NY
withcoHead of Engineering, Founding Team2021 — 2023New York, NY
VTSPrincipal Software Engineer2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
VTSStaff Software Engineer2017 — 2020New York, NY
ThoughtWorksLead Software Engineer / Consultant2010 — 2017New York, Chicago, Porto Alegre, Recife, Pune
Federal University of Rio Grande do SulResearch Assistant2009 — 2010Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Sun MicrosystemsCampus Ambassador2008Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Universidade Federal de PelotasResearch Assistant2006 — 2007Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Skills & more

Agile Methodologies62Ruby on Rails45Software Development35Ruby24Test Driven Development23Java23JavaScript21Git16Software Engineering15Scrum13XP11Web Development10

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Continuous IntegrationMySQLOpen SourceRESTJUnitAgile Project ManagementTomcatjQueryBDDMVCTestingUnit Testing

Languages English · Portuguese

Business Analytics | Economics for Managers | Financial Accounting — Harvard Business School Online
Leading with Finance — Harvard Business School Online

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rafael Petry?: Rafael Petry is Co-Founder and CTO of Movley.
Where does Rafael Petry work?: Rafael Petry is Founder of Movley.
What companies did Rafael Petry found?: Rafael Petry founded Movley.
Where did Rafael Petry go to school?: Rafael Petry studied at Y Combinator (S23); Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (M.Sc., Computer Science); Universidade Federal de Pelotas (B.Sc., Computer Science).

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