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Zassmin Montes de Oca

Founder

Founder/CTO at Women Who Code

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedWomen Who Code · YC

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Janet WolpertunlockedZassmin: together at Coinbase (2018–2020)
×5Zassmin: together at Y Combinator
×3Zassmin: together at Coinbase
Zassmin: together at University of California, Davis

About

Zassmin Montes de Oca led security engineering at Coinbase and co-founded Women Who Code, where she served as CTO and board vice chair. She currently advises startups on security matters.

Founder/CTO at Women Who CodeYC S16

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Women Who Code

APAlaina Percival
Alaina PercivalFounder/CEO and Board Chair

Experience

  1. Brain Co.Head of Securitycurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Various StartupsStartup Security Advisor2024 — 2025
  3. Various StartupsAdvisor and Angel Investor2023 — 2024
  4. time offSabbatical2022 — 2023
  5. CoinbaseSenior Engineering Manager, Security Engineering2021 — 2022
  6. CoinbaseEngineering Manager, Product Security Engineering2020 — 2021
  7. CoinbaseApplication Security Engineer2018 — 2020
  8. Women Who CodeBoard Vice Chair, CTO, and co-founder2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Women Who CodeBoard Vice Chair, Chief Maker, Co-Founder2013 — 2016san francisco bay area
  10. Lumos Labs (Lumosity)Software Engineer2013 — 2015
  11. Mi SalveFounder2011 — 2013California
  12. Dev BootcampStudent2013San Francisco Bay Area
  13. BabyListJunior Software Developer Intern2013San Francisco Bay Area
  14. STAT RevenueAssociate Consultant2012 — 2013
  15. MuleSoft IncOffice Manager/Recruitment Coordinator2012
  16. COPE Health SolutionsManager/Project Manager2011 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

LeadershipSecurity ComplianceSecurityRisk ManagementEngineeringSecurity EngineeringPublic Health14Research5Ruby on Rails32MySQL19Due Diligence7Hospitals1
+9 moreManaged CareRubyOpen SourceHTMLAgile Project ManagementSQLEHRCSSWeb Applications

Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Zassmin Montes de Oca?
Zassmin Montes de Oca led security engineering at Coinbase and co-founded Women Who Code, where she served as CTO and board vice chair. She currently advises startups on security matters.
Where does Zassmin Montes de Oca work?
Zassmin Montes de Oca is Founder/CTO of Women Who Code.
What companies did Zassmin Montes de Oca found?
Zassmin Montes de Oca founded Women Who Code.
Where did Zassmin Montes de Oca go to school?
Zassmin Montes de Oca studied at Y Combinator (Alumni - S16, Women Who Code); University of California, Santa Cruz (Community Studies, Social Science); Merritt College (Information Security, Application Security and Infrastructure Security).

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