About KiwiCo
KiwiCo is a Mountain View, California-based subscription e-commerce company that designs and delivers STEM/STEAM activity kits and educational toys for children ranging from infants through teenagers. Its monthly crates—spanning science, art, engineering, and geography—are curated to build creative confidence and problem-solving skills through hands-on learning. The company serves customers worldwide and has delivered over 50 million crates since its founding in 2011.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$10.1M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Founders
Sandra Oh Lin
Former GM of eBay Fashion and founding member of PayPal Mobile. Chemical Engineering graduate of Case Western Reserve University (summa cum laude) and Harvard Business School MBA. Founded KiwiCo in 2011 out of her garage.
LinkedInYael Pasternak Valek
Former Yahoo product manager and member of the founding team at Maya's Mom, which was acquired by BabyCenter.
Yu Pan
PayPal founding engineer and early YouTube software engineer who developed the embedded video player; departed KiwiCo in 2013.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.