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About
Zach Poley builds Clear's software, data, and AI-driven venture capital operating system. He joined in 2020 after co-founding and serving as CTO of Paysa and leading engineering/product teams at Walmart Labs.
Experience
- Clear VenturesPartner, CTOcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Clear VenturesChief Technology Officer2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- Zachary Poley ConsultingSoftware Engineering Consultantcurrent2018 — presentSan Jose, CA
- Bain & CompanyExternal Advisor2019 — 2022
- Paysa IncCo-Founder & CTO2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Walmart LabsDirector of Product Management2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Walmart LabsPrincipal Software Engineer2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Walmart LabsSoftware Engineering Consultant2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Zachary Poley ConsultingSoftware Engineering Consultant2009 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- PopularMedia, Inc. (Acquired by StrongMail Systems)Software Engineer2007 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- CompuwareSoftware Engineer2006 — 2007Greater Detroit Area
- FAAC IncorporatedSoftware Engineer2004 — 2006Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Lincoln A. Poley ArchitectsAutocad Technician, Architect's Assistant2003 — 2004Ann Arbor, Michigan
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Software EngineeringProduct12Data14NLP2Cloud Native Engineering2Venture Capital2Startups2Company Building2User Experience (UX)2Full-Stack Development2Leadership2
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CloudSecurityScalabilityProduct ManagementTeam BuildingDistributed SystemsAlgorithmsNatural Language Processing (NLP)Machine LearningAgile MethodologiesProduct DevelopmentService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)From Zach's professional profile.
Colleagues at Clear Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zach Poley?
- Zach Poley builds Clear's software, data, and AI-driven venture capital operating system. He joined in 2020 after co-founding and serving as CTO of Paysa and leading engineering/product teams at Walmart Labs.
- Where does Zach Poley work?
- Zach Poley is Partner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear Ventures.
- Where did Zach Poley go to school?
- Zach Poley studied at University of Michigan (BSE, EECS).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bain & Company1,129
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalDeepinder GoyalCo-founder & CEO of ZomatoZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of Column
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Also worked at Paysa Inc1
Also worked at Walmart Labs20
SomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesPourya MoradiPrincipal at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcDenise TengPartner at Gradient VenturesPrakhar MehrotraInvestor at Premji InvestHarshil VejendlaInvestor at Tq Ventures LlcTimothy WeePartner at FirsthandVC
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