About
Steve Kirkham is a co-founder of Berbix, which participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch. He previously established the proactive Trust & Safety team at Airbnb and worked as a Product Manager at Google, and he is named as an inventor on multiple patents. Kirkham holds separate degrees in Computing Science and Psychology, built web applications for class scheduling and textbook exchange during university, and earlier founded a domain registration and consulting business.
Founder at BerbixYC S18
Intro paths
YC
Steve went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Steve can intro founders to Berbix's investors below.
Berbix's investors · 7
Dream MachinePalo AltoFikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checksFika VenturesCulver City · $250K – $2M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksMayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2020Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Berbix
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Eric LevineFounder
Experience
- BerbixCo-Founder2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- AirbnbProduct Lead2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProduct Manager2008 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- University of AlbertaProject Manager2007 — 2008Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- University of AlbertaSoftware Developer2003 — 2007Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Bear ScatFounder2003 — 2008Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- TrinicFounder2000 — 2008Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- GoogleAssociate Product Manager2007San Francisco Bay Area
- AppleSoftware Engineer2005San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Testing4Leadership5CSS1Software Engineering4Cross-functional Team Leadership1Usability Testing4Mobile Applications7Web Applications12User Experience9HTML1Distributed Systems2Product Management14
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Software DevelopmentStart-upsMobile DevicesAnalysisWeb DevelopmentComputer SciencePythonDatabasesJavaScriptRuby on RailsAgile MethodologiesFrom Steve's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Kirkham?
- Steve Kirkham is a co-founder of Berbix, which participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch. He previously established the proactive Trust & Safety team at Airbnb and worked as a Product Manager at Google, and he is named as an inventor on multiple patents. Kirkham holds separate degrees in Computing Science and Psychology, built web applications for class scheduling and textbook exchange during university, and earlier founded a domain registration and consulting business.
- Where does Steve Kirkham work?
- Steve Kirkham is Founder of Berbix.
- What companies did Steve Kirkham found?
- Steve Kirkham founded Berbix.
- Where did Steve Kirkham go to school?
- Steve Kirkham studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2018); University of Alberta (Bachelor of Science, Psychology); University of Alberta (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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