Find your path to Roland
1,179 people in our graph share verified history with Roland — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sundeep PeechuunlockedRoland: together at Plaid (2024)
×2Roland: together at Plaid
×9Roland: together at Y Combinator
About
Roland Saavedra is Chief Technology Officer at MarkIt.
Founder at MarkItYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Roland went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran MarkIt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Roland can intro founders to MarkIt's investors below.
MarkIt's investors · 1
Co-founders at MarkIt
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Chanhyung KimFounder
Experience
- MarkItCo-Founder/CTOcurrent2025 — present
- GoogleIncoming Software Engineer Intern (Fall)current2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- RobloxSoftware Engineer Intern2025San Francisco Bay Area
- PlaidSoftware Engineer Intern2024New York, New York, United States
- CarrierSoftware Engineer Intern2023Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- AvivatechSoftware Developer2022Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
- SLINGSHOTProgrammer2021Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Skills & more
TypeScript1Software Architecture1Self Learning4Problem Solving2Creativity and Innovation1Team Leadership2API Development2Mathematics2Quantitative Finance2Three.js2GitHub3Bootstrap1
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Software Development.NET CoreASP.NET MVCASP.NET CoreASP.NET RazorMicrosoft SQL ServerSQLSQL Server Management Studio3D ModelingProgrammingGame DevelopmentSoftwareFrom Roland's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roland Saavedra?
- Roland Saavedra is Chief Technology Officer at MarkIt.
- Where does Roland Saavedra work?
- Roland Saavedra is Founder of MarkIt.
- What companies did Roland Saavedra found?
- Roland Saavedra founded MarkIt.
- Where did Roland Saavedra go to school?
- Roland Saavedra studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science); The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST) (High School Diploma, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Orchestra +1
+ 358 more
Plaid mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marc AndreessenGrowthFounded OpswareZach PerretCo-Founder & CEOFounded PlaidWilliam HockeyCo-founder and Board DirectorFounded PlaidJeffrey WangInternFounded Exa Labs +1Alain MeierHead of Fraud & IdentityFounded CognitoJackson ChenSoftware EngineerFounded Alphawatch AI
+ 13 more
Plaid mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marc AndreessenGrowthFounded OpswareJeffrey WangSoftware EngineerFounded Exa Labs +1Alain MeierHead of Fraud & IdentityFounded CognitoJackson ChenSoftware EngineerFounded Alphawatch AIStephanie VasquezHead of Product, Risk & ComplianceFounded Line.BuildPritee TembhekarProduct ManagerFounded Flyflow
+ 10 more
Same school
Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology702
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
+ 696 more
Also attended The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST)6
Shared employers
Also worked at MarkIt1
Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
+ 1,994 more
Also worked at Roblox51
Konstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesDiego DzodanCo-Founder & CEO at Facily at PICUS CAPITALMike Sho LiuGeneral Partner at SV AngelElena MosseAssociate at LowercarbonRob BlanckaertInvestor at NZVC
+ 45 more
Also worked at Plaid57
Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startups
+ 51 more