Zach Holman
Founder and angel investor; early GitHub engineer and writer on startups.
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- Zach Holman is a founder and angel investor in San Francisco.
- Holman joined GitHub in 2010 as one of its first engineering hires and helped grow its product and culture over five years, from nine employees to 250.
- Holman later advised GitLab before its IPO.
- Holman founded Signed, a portfolio tool for angel investors, and Calendearing, and invests through Tifo.
- Holman is a minority owner of the football clubs Oakland Roots and Cagliari, and writes essays on startups at zachholman.com.
Key facts
- GitHub
- Joined in 2010 as one of the first engineering hires; there five years, from nine employees to 2501
- Founder
- Signed; Calendearing; invests through Tifo1
- Advised
- GitLab, before its IPO1
- Football
- Minority owner of Oakland Roots (USL Championship) and Cagliari Calcio (Serie A)1
- Earlier
- Gild, a hiring startup; Carnegie Mellon University graduate1
Roles
Before
Part of until 2015
GitHub (one of the first engineering hires) source on GitHub
Links
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