Zach Waterfield

Founder

Founder at Kopa

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Zach Waterfield previously worked as an engineer at PostHog and held investment roles at Pioneer Fund and Ripple Ventures. He studied computer engineering at the University of Waterloo and co-founded Zettlor and Kopa, a Y Combinator-backed company.

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Zach Waterfield @zlwaterfield

Opus 5 is using the term "blessed" a little too much https://t.co/uPdx320pX4

Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 3

Zach Waterfield @zlwaterfield

Our small team of 7 engineers has been averaging > 26 PRs per day recently. Kinda nuts. And some of those are full features. Like yesterday I built our entire tagging system that ties in with conversations, automations, etc.

Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 7 · ⇄ 1

Zach Waterfield @zlwaterfield

Migrating off a an expensive vendor feels so good. Better UX for our customers, more customizable, cheaper and more stable. Not possible without AI.

Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 3

Founder at Kopa YC W19

Intro paths

Zach went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Zach can intro founders to Kopa's investors below.

Kopa's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Experience

RoveCTOcurrent2025 — present
Pioneer FundInvestment Partnercurrent2026 — present
Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partner2022 — 2026
Pioneer FundVenture Partner2021 — 2022
StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
Ripple VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
PostHogProduct Engineer & Team Lead2024 — 2025
ZettlorCo-founder and CTO2022 — 2024
Village GlobalNetwork Leader2021 — 2022
Village GlobalScout and Analyst2020 — 2021
On DeckEngineering Manager2022
On DeckEngineering Lead, Fundraising Products2021 — 2022
On DeckSenior Software Engineer2021
On DeckOn Deck Fellow2020 — 2021
ToadFounder and Engineer2021
WorkOSSoftware Engineer and Team Lead2020 — 2021
KopaCTO and Co-Founder2016 — 2020
VelocityStartup Coach2020Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Jonny On ItSoftware Developer2018
universe.comSoftware Developer2016 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Education

University of WaterlooComputer Engineering, Student2013 — 2018
Y Combinator

Skills & more

Node.js1Teamwork18JavaScript13Web Development8Front-end Development1User Experience Design1Project Planning2iOS developmentEvent Planning7Event Management3Graphic Design1Android Development

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CSSHTMLGitReduxPhotoshopReact.jsAngularJSPremiereInDesignMicrosoft OfficeJavaBlackberry Enterprise Server

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