Pete Koomen: YC Partner
Pete Koomen is a General Partner at YC. He co-founded Optimizely (W10), which helps companies run experiments on their websites and apps. He helped Optimizely grow from inception to $100M+ in ARR before its acquisition in 2020. Pete holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
Background
Pete is the founder and CTO of Optimizely. He co-authored the book "A/B Testing: The Most Powerful Way to Turn Clicks Into Customers."
Impact at YC
Companies Pete has worked with at YC are worth a combined $1.3B.
In the news
Essays
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