About
Design leader, previously at Andreessen Horowitz, Grammarly and Lyft.
Experience
- GrowthX AIHead of Designcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GrowthX AIFounding Designer2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Noord VenturesInvestorcurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam Area
- PeakEntrepreneur in Residence2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- PitchVP of Product2022 — 2023Berlin, Germany
- GrammarlyHead of Design2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- LyftSenior Director of Product Design2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Andreessen HorowitzDesign Advisor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- HonorHead of Design2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Human.co, Inc.Co-founder & CEO2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- RockstartMentor2011 — 2015Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- CardcloudFounder & CEO2008 — 2012Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- PostmachinaCreative Director2005 — 2008Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- HeadlandInteraction Designer2003 — 2005Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- The Netherlands Cancer InstituteInteraction Designer2000 — 2003Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Skills & more
StrategyManagment2Management2Public Speaking2Design ThinkingBrand StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)FundraisingDeal SourcingInvestingVenture CapitalSeed Capital
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Career Development CoachingLeadership DevelopmentConsultingProduct StrategyMarketing StrategyExecutive CoachingTechnical RecruitingMarket ResearchResearch and Development (R&D)Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Product InnovationUser Experience Design (UED)Languages Dutch · English · French · German · Japanese · Spanish
From Renato's professional profile.
Colleagues at Peak
Calin Fabri
Investor at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
David Zwagemaker
Partner at Peak
Dennis Goedegebuure
Vice President Marketing at Bitdefender
Emma Tracey
Scout at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Friso Kolkman
Investor at Peak
Ger van Jeveren
Investor at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Hein Siemerink
General Partner at Peak Venture Capital (Peak Ventures)
Heleen Dura – van Oord
Entrepreneur and investor
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Renato Valdés Olmos?
- Design leader, previously at Andreessen Horowitz, Grammarly and Lyft.
- Where does Renato Valdés Olmos work?
- Renato Valdés Olmos is Entrepreneur in Residence at Peak.
- Where did Renato Valdés Olmos go to school?
- Renato Valdés Olmos studied at HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht) (MA, Interaction Design).
Same school
Also attended HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht)4
Shared employers
Also worked at Grammarly13
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystDaniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Albert ChengCo-Lead at Socially FinancedMegan MaloneyManaging Partner at Dria Ventures
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Also worked at Lyft96
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftDarcy YeeMarketing and Communications at Menlo VenturesPierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniManish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Rockstart46
Bor BoerManaging Director at CapagroJohan van MilTeam member at Peak, an early-stage fund backed by entrepreneursHeleen Dura – van OordEntrepreneur and investorDesirée PetterssonImpact Operations Associate at SET VenturesJulia PadbergPartner at SET VenturesVeronica FresneauCommunications Director at World Fund
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