Sizijee, Inc.
myKindreds.com helps women find and foster meaningful friendships at every stage of life based on values, lifestyle and interests.
- Stage Prototype Ready
- Industry Consumer Products
- Location Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded March 2011
- Employees 4
- Website sizijee.com
Company Summary
Sizijee, Inc. is a female founded, owned & operated developer of Internet applications based in Palo Alto, CA. Our goal is to create products that transform & enrich the lives of people worldwide. We love creating things that help others, being moms (& dads), trying new things, being active, the great outdoors & enjoying life's adventures! Our first product myKindreds.com, helps women find & foster meaningful friendships at every stage of life!
Team
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Laura PickeringCEO and Co-founder
Laura has 28+ years in high tech & a proven record as a leader & catalyst for growth. She joined two very successful, high growth Silicon Valley startups when they were young, NetApp & Oracle, & spent the majority of her career contributing to & learning from the best. Most recently she was VP of the Office of the CEO & Environmental Responsibility at NetApp. She also held key positions at Oracle, NetManage & DG & received a 2009 YWCA TWIN Award.
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Lorie GoinsCTO and Co-founder
Lorie has over 20 years experience in a variety of industries, including telecom, utilities, network management, defense, construction, retail and restaurant management. She has managed software development teams locally as well as international joint collaboration efforts and offshore, outsourced projects. She has served in technical leadership roles at Fujitsu, Accenture, Verizon and IBM as well as owning and operating several small businesses.
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Steve LangloisVP, Engineering
Steven has over 20 years in software development. Previous experience includes Aruba Networks (2007 IPO), Dir of Project Management and ONI Systems (2000 IPO), Dir of SW Development for embedded management. Started with Bell Northern Research/Nortel (1989) developing software for central office switches. Steven has a B.Sc. in Comp Sci (1987) and a M. Sc. in Comp Sci (1989) from Acadia University.
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Donnie GoinsCOB and Co-founder
Donnie Goins has 26 years of experience building companies from idea concept to profitability. He is President of Tavve Software, a security technology company focused on Fortune 500 clients. He serves on several boards at NCSU and provides mentoring to student startups. He held executive positions at Allen Telecom, Fujitsu and Nortel. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from NCSU in 1985 and his MBA from Duke University in 1994.
Advisors
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John McKenna, Cooley LLPLawyerUnconfirmedYvonne Hanlon, YCH ConsultingAccountantUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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noneUnconfirmed
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