About
Simon Ooley is co-founder and CEO of Veles. He previously held sales and sales leadership roles at Procore Technologies, Buildr CRM, and SINAI Technologies.
Founder at VelesYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Simon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β the partner who ran Veles's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Simon can intro founders to Veles's investors below.
Veles's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Veles
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Patrick KoperwasFounder
Experience
- Veles (YC W24)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 β present
- BuildrDirector Of Sales2019 β 2022Greater Los Angeles Area
- Procore TechnologiesSr Account Executive2018 β 2019Santa Barbara, California Area
- Procore TechnologiesSr. Account Executive, Sydney Office Lead2017 β 2018Sydney, Australia
- Procore TechnologiesAccount Executive, Sydney Office Lead2016 β 2017Sydney, Australia
- Procore TechnologiesAccount Executive2015 β 2016Carpinteria, California
- Procore TechnologiesEnterprise Business Development Representative2014 β 2015Carpinteria, CA
Skills & more
Interpersonal Skills24Sustainability24Sustainability Consulting21Corporate Sustainability1Climate ModelingManagement40Sales39Sales Operations17Entrepreneurship5Event Management14Business Intelligence13Account Management23
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Business StrategySocial Media MarketingMarketingInternational RelationsWeb DevelopmentTelecommunicationsRecruitingStaffing ServicesStaff AugmentationBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipLanguages English
- OnePointFive Academy - Sustainability Accelerator β OnePointFive (opf.degree)
- Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent Specialization β Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Simon Ooley?
- Simon Ooley is co-founder and CEO of Veles. He previously held sales and sales leadership roles at Procore Technologies, Buildr CRM, and SINAI Technologies.
- Where does Simon Ooley work?
- Simon Ooley is Founder of Veles.
- What companies did Simon Ooley found?
- Simon Ooley founded Veles.
- Where did Simon Ooley go to school?
- Simon Ooley studied at Santa Barbara City College (Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Behavioral Sciences); Y Combinator (YC W24).
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