Yuliya Raquel
FounderFounder/CEO at Tailornova/Couturme
San Mateo, California, United States
FoundedTailornova/Couturme · YC
About
Yuliya Raquel is CEO and co-founder of Tailornova (PatternFast), an AI-powered custom apparel design platform. She has three decades of experience in fashion, including founding a direct-to-consumer brand and working as a designer.
Founder/CEO at Tailornova/CouturmeYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Yuliya went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Tailornova/Couturme
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Don StraubFounder
Experience
- PatternFastFounder at PatternFastcurrent2024 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- TailornovaCEO & Founder of Tailornovacurrent2016 — presentSan Mateo
- COUTURMECEO2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- YuliyaRaquelFounder and Fashion Designer At YuliyaRaquel.com.2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- IGIGI by Yuliya RaquelFounder, Head Designer, Creative Visionary.2000 — 2013San Francisco
- Yuliya Raquel CoutureFounder, Fashion designer1995 — 2000
Education
- Y CombinatorYC Alumni, Startups2019
- GSDVS GSD Venture Studions
- Cañada CollegeFashion/Apparel Design, Pattern Making
- San Francisco Entrepreneurship Program
- City College of San FranciscoPre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Y Combinator
Skills & more
Strategic ThinkingProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingCommunicationTechnical Design1Ecommerce1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)4Pattern Making4Artificial Intelligence (AI)3Garment ManufacturingInnovation Development2Product Launch2
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Product InnovationInventionCommercial PlanningVenture CapitalStart-up VenturesBranding & IdentityNew VenturesFashionCopywritingStylingCreative DirectionFashion MarketingLanguages English · French · Russian · Ukrainian
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Also attended City College of San Francisco7
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