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- Ivan Zhang@aivanzhangFounder · PinnacleS24B2B · San Francisco
- Sean Roades@SeanRoadesFounder/CTO · PinnacleS24B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ivan ZhangPinnacleFounderSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aivanzhangSean RoadesPinnacleFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/SeanRoades
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Ivan Zhang
Founder·Pinnacle
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Ivan is the cofounder and CTO of Pinnacle. He studied Computer Science and Statistics at Harvard College and previously worked as a software engineer at Amazon where he built internal tools. Most recently, he was a software engineer at General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund where he built an open-source data library with over 25,000 downloads.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
PinnacleAPI & SDK for RCS (the next-generation of texting)
Co-foundersSean Roades@SeanRoades
