Tamir Shklaz

I’m 3x startup founder (ex YC) and full-stack engineer with 6+ years of experience and a proven track record of building products from 0-1 that scale to millions of users.

Available for work

I love building products. I get incredible joy from going from idea to reality and seeing the tangible impact of what I build on people’s lives. As a founder of three startups, I’ve been hands-on with every part of the process—from user research and design to strategy, copy, and engineering.

That’s me on the professional side.

Personally, I’m obsessed with growth and learning. I’m always asking myself how I can do something better and how to push the limits of my comfort zone. If I’m not coding, you’ll likely find me rock climbing, bachata dancing, or teaching yoga 🧘

At my core, I’m driven by a mission to help others lead lives truly worth living. To me, a meaningful life comes down to three key pillars:

  1. 1. Physical health and well-being
  2. 2. Financial security and freedom
  3. 3. A mindset that’s both content and joyful

That’s why I’ve dedicated my career to building impactful products in education and healthcare.

2024 - Now

Founder | Serene Technologies

Engineering and consulting agency helping startups go 0-1
  • Built websites, apps and back office systems for various startups.
  • Created the technical infrastruture, branding and website for a large North Amercian medical association.
ReactReact
Next.jsNextJS
Node.jsNodeJS
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
WebflowWebflow
2020 - 2023

Founder & CTO | Strive Math (YC S21)

Online coding school teaching kids math through code.
  • Built a browser-based IDE specialised for coding education with real-time collaboration.
  • Led the design, strategy and engineering of our landing page.
  • Led a team of 4 engineers to build our back-office infrastructure for payments, scheduling, communication and payroll.
ReactReact
TypeScriptTypeScript
Node.jsNodeJS
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
WebflowWebflow
2020 - 2021

Founder & CEO/CTO | Insupply

Marketplace for trusted buyers and supplies of PPE equipment during COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Created Coronapp, an information repository web app regarding COVID-19 in South Africa. Had 1M+ daily users
  • Set up a two-sided marketplace in < 1 month, listed 50M+ items of PPE, and received requests for more than 100M items of PPE ($1Bn in value) in < 6 months.
ReactReact
NestJSNestJS
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
AngularAngular
2018 - 2020

Founder & CEO/CTO | Quillo

Online marketplace for 2nd hand university textbooks.
  • Created a nation wide delivery and escrow system transacting >5000 books
  • Built native apps for iOS and Android
  • Led marketing & growth, >32,000 students across 24 universities
AngularAngular
IonicIonic
FirebaseFirebase
GraphQLGraphQL
AndroidJava
iOSSwift