Jess D'elia is a founder and CEO with 16 years of experience building products that span iOS apps, Node.js/Firebase backends, and AI-driven systems. She’s launched multiple startups—one that reached a $250M valuation—and currently leads Peerhood, an AI introduction network focused on midlife transitions for women. Equally at home shipping production Swift/SwiftUI code and steering go-to-market strategy, she combines hands-on engineering chops with founder-level operational grit. Her background ranges from classroom teaching to sales leadership at fast-growth hardware and SaaS firms, giving her an unusual mix of empathy, revenue focus, and technical depth. Notably, she actually invented Hero Bread’s original formula and helped secure its $30M Series A, demonstrating product instinct beyond software. Based in Manhattan Beach, she still considers herself "always coding" even when company politics limit commits.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ACE Program), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ACE Program) at Drexel University
Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Science in Education at Rutgers University
Contributions:381 commits, 1 PR, 339 pushes in 10 months
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