10 Pinterest alumni who founded companies
These Pinterest alumni who founded companies each worked at Pinterest, in product, engineering, partnerships or marketing roles, before starting the company they run now. A reader can learn how people who worked at Pinterest went on to build companies, from the founders themselves.
Professionals to explore
Alexander Dymo
LinkedInExperience: CEO and Founder · Cetient
Alexander Dymo was Engineering Manager, Growth, SEO at Pinterest from 2019 to 2023, and has been CEO and Founder of Cetient since 2023.
Francis Larkin
LinkedInExperience: Co-founder & CEO · Greetwell
Francis Larkin was Head of Ads Product Marketing at Pinterest from 2016 to 2019, and has been Co-founder & CEO of Greetwell since 2024. The profile describes Greetwell as a hospitality company headquartered in Palo Alto.
Hui Xu
LinkedInExperience: Co-founder and CTO · Pear.us
Hui Xu was Head of Search and Discovery at Pinterest from 2012 to 2016, and has been Co-founder and CTO of Pear.us since 2023. The profile says the work at Pear.us aims to democratize eCommerce.
Leon Lin
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder & CEO · 1stCollab
Leon Lin was Head of Discovery Product at Pinterest from 2020 to 2022, and has been Co-Founder & CEO of 1stCollab since 2022. The profile describes 1stCollab as a platform that uses machine learning to predict a creator's performance.
Marco Matos
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Co-Founder · Adora
Marco Matos was Product Management Executive at Pinterest from 2019 to 2023, and has been CEO & Co-Founder of Adora since 2023. Marco Matos was also Seattle Site Lead at Pinterest from 2022 to 2023.
Nancy Jeng
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder · Billables AI
Nancy Jeng was Global Head of Consumer and Creator Product Marketing at Pinterest from 2019 to 2023, and has been Co-Founder of Billables AI since 2023. The profile describes Billables AI as a legal tech startup with an automated time report tool.
Peter J. Kim
LinkedInExperience: Founder · The Infinite Table
Peter J. Kim was Head of Creator Partnerships, North America at Pinterest from 2023 to 2024, and has been Founder of The Infinite Table since 2024. The profile describes The Infinite Table as an immersive entertainment company that fuses 360-degree video and food.
Vikram Bhaskaran
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder and CEO · Roon
Vikram Bhaskaran was Head of Partnerships, Creators & Content at Pinterest from 2019 to 2020, and has been Co-Founder and CEO of Roon since 2021. Vikram Bhaskaran was also Global Head of Strategy & Marketing at Pinterest from 2017 to 2019.
Vitaliy Kulikov
LinkedInExperience: Founder · TITLE.FM
Vitaliy Kulikov was Staff Software Engineer at Pinterest from 2016 to 2020, and has been Founder of TITLE.FM since 2023. The profile describes TITLE as a music personalization company.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's role at Pinterest, such as product, engineering or marketing, to the part of the path from employee to founder you want to understand. Check when each company was started to judge how recent the person's experience of the early stage is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What from your work at Pinterest turned out to be most useful when you started your own company?
- 02How did you decide what problem your company would work on?
- 03What did you have to learn quickly that your Pinterest role had not prepared you for?
Reaching Pinterest alumni who founded companies
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About this directory
This is a professional research starting point based on business profile data retrieved on . Titles and companies reflect that source snapshot; roles marked former had ended by then. Check the linked profiles for current details. Inclusion does not imply Instant Expert membership or availability.