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Rowan Mockler

Founder

Founder at Ekho

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedEkho · YC

About

Rowan Mockler is a computer science graduate from Stanford who previously held a product role at Duolingo and is now cofounder of Ekho Dealer.

Founder at EkhoYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Rowan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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

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In turn, Rowan can intro founders to Ekho's investors below.

Ekho's investors · 2

Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Ekho

CHChristopher Howard
Christopher HowardFounder

Experience

  1. EkhoCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentNew York, NY
  2. DuolingoAssociate Product Manager2021 — 2022
  3. TED ConferencesSpeaker @ TEDxStanford2020 — 2021Stanford, California, United States
  4. DuolingoAssociate Product Manager Intern2020Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  5. Unshackled VenturesVenture Fellow2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. StartX.Student Founder in Residence2019Palo Alto, California
  7. Stanford UniversityStanford Tour Guide2018 — 2019Stanford, California, USA
  8. GTC Pty LtdSummer Analyst2017Johannesburg Area, South Africa
  9. Youth Voices ConferenceHead of Conference2015 — 2016Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Skills & more

Debate9Public Speaking16Leadership2Art7social networking2IOS app development1Java2C++2Swift1

Languages English

  • Class C Noncommercial Driver's License — California Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Registered iOS Developer — Apple

From Rowan's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rowan Mockler?
Rowan Mockler is a computer science graduate from Stanford who previously held a product role at Duolingo and is now cofounder of Ekho Dealer.
Where does Rowan Mockler work?
Rowan Mockler is Founder of Ekho.
What companies did Rowan Mockler found?
Rowan Mockler founded Ekho.
Where did Rowan Mockler go to school?
Rowan Mockler studied at Y Combinator (S22); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science); Michaelhouse (IEB Matric Certificate, Mathematics).

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