Zassmin Montes de Oca
FounderFounder/CTO at Women Who Code
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedWomen Who Code · YC
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
Intro paths
YC
Zassmin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Women Who Code
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Alaina PercivalFounder/CEO and Board Chair
Experience
- Brain Co.Head of Securitycurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Various StartupsStartup Security Advisor2024 — 2025
- Various StartupsAdvisor and Angel Investor2023 — 2024
- time offSabbatical2022 — 2023
- CoinbaseSenior Engineering Manager, Security Engineering2021 — 2022
- CoinbaseEngineering Manager, Product Security Engineering2020 — 2021
- CoinbaseApplication Security Engineer2018 — 2020
- Women Who CodeBoard Vice Chair, CTO, and co-founder2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Women Who CodeBoard Vice Chair, Chief Maker, Co-Founder2013 — 2016san francisco bay area
- Lumos Labs (Lumosity)Software Engineer2013 — 2015
- Mi SalveFounder2011 — 2013California
- Dev BootcampStudent2013San Francisco Bay Area
- BabyListJunior Software Developer Intern2013San Francisco Bay Area
- STAT RevenueAssociate Consultant2012 — 2013
- MuleSoft IncOffice Manager/Recruitment Coordinator2012
- COPE Health SolutionsManager/Project Manager2011 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
LeadershipSecurity ComplianceSecurityRisk ManagementEngineeringSecurity EngineeringPublic Health14Research5Ruby on Rails32MySQL19Due Diligence7Hospitals1
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Managed CareRubyOpen SourceHTMLAgile Project ManagementSQLEHRCSSWeb ApplicationsLanguages 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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