About
Vera Kutsenko is a software engineer who previously worked at Facebook and Uber. She holds certification as a personal trainer and founded Neverland, a marketplace focused on plants and gardening.
Founder at NeverlandYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Vera went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Vera can intro founders to Neverland's investors below.
Experience
- Atrix AIFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- NeverlandFounder & CEO - YCW212020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- BeeHyve.ioAdvisor2017 — 2019
- BeeHyve.ioCo-Founder & CTO2017San Francisco Bay Area
- UberSenior Software Engineer2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015
- FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2013
- FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsTech Analyst Intern2011Jersey City, NJ
- Boyce Thompson Institute - Cornell UniversityStudent Programmer2010Cornell University
Skills & more
Strategy2MindfulnessPHP11Java18C12Matlab6SQL6Visual Basic5OCaml4HTML4ColdFusion3CSS5
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Emerging MarketsRapid PrototypingGrowth HackingData AnalysisSoftware EngineeringEntrepreneurshipFitness ConsultingMarketingMindfulness MeditationFitnessCryptocurrencyProduct ManagementLanguages Chinese · French · Russian · Zulu
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vera Kutsenko?
- Vera Kutsenko is a software engineer who previously worked at Facebook and Uber. She holds certification as a personal trainer and founded Neverland, a marketplace focused on plants and gardening.
- Where does Vera Kutsenko work?
- Vera Kutsenko is Founder of Neverland.
- What companies did Vera Kutsenko found?
- Vera Kutsenko founded Neverland.
- Where did Vera Kutsenko go to school?
- Vera Kutsenko studied at Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Y Combinator (W2021); Cornell University (Masters of Engineering, Computer Science).
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