About
Thomas Rivas has been involved in online selling since 2008 and holds a double major from the University of Maryland with software development experience.
Founder at VendooYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Thomas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Vendoo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to Vendoo's investors below.
Vendoo's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Vendoo
Experience
- Vendoo (YC W22)Founder and CEOcurrent2017 β present
- Self-EmployedFreelance English/Spanish Translator & Interpreter2016 β 2019
- Recentia HealthSoftware Development Intern2017Portland, Oregon Area
- MexcalUniversity Manager2014Mexico City, D.F.
- BB&TCertified Teller2012 β 2013Wheaton, MD
- Club PachucaAssistant Coach2011 β 2012Silver Spring, MD
- Latino Economic Development CenterExecutive Assistant2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
- AQUAS, Inc.Intern2011Bethesda, MD
Skills & more
JavaScript11Java9AngularJS11Node.js10Git5Mac OS2MySQL2Microsoft OfficePostgreSQL3HTML5jQuery2Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)4
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Mobile ApplicationsWeb DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsAndroid DevelopmentAndroid StudioBusiness DevelopmentEmber.jsSalesRetail BankingCoachingInternational BusinessLanguages English Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Rivas?
- Thomas Rivas has been involved in online selling since 2008 and holds a double major from the University of Maryland with software development experience.
- Where does Thomas Rivas work?
- Thomas Rivas is Founder of Vendoo.
- What companies did Thomas Rivas found?
- Thomas Rivas founded Vendoo.
- Where did Thomas Rivas go to school?
- Thomas Rivas studied at University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science (BS), International Business and Marketing); Montgomery College (Associate of Arts (AA), Business Administration and Management).
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