Aaron Iba

Aaron Iba has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Aaron started their career as a Software Engineer at Nokia Research and BBN Technologies in 2002-2003 as an intern. In 2004, they worked as a Program Manager intern at Microsoft, where they developed NLP algorithms for Microsoft Word's proofing tools.

In 2004, Iba became a director at BattleCode, a computer programming competition, and contributed to its growth by rewriting software and implementing a new RoboVM.

Aaron joined Google in 2005 as a Software Engineer in Search Quality and worked until 2007.

From 2007 to 2009, they co-founded and co-authored Etherpad, a web-based real-time collaborative text editor, at AppJet. This project also involved working with JavaScript as a server-side language.

In 2011-2012, Aaron Iba worked as a Partner at Y Combinator, a startup accelerator, where they read applications, interviewed, and mentored emerging startups. Aaron made over 200 investments, including companies like Amplitude, Instacart, and Coinbase.

In 2013, they co-founded PayGarden, a payments system that exchanged existing brand gift cards for web payments. It became profitable without external investment.

Since 2014, Iba has been a Co-Founder of Matrix Operations, a high-frequency trading firm operating in New York City and London. Aaron is responsible for designing the software infrastructure and ensuring real-time performance of the trading systems.

Additionally, Iba has served as an angel investor in various startups since 2009, providing funding to companies like Meteor, Stypi, and Parse.

Aaron Iba attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2001 to 2005, where they studied Mathematics. Later, they enrolled at the Academy of Art University, where they pursued Design and Visual Communications, General. No specific information is provided regarding the duration of their time at the Academy of Art University.