Kavanaugh Latiolais
Co-founder & CTO at Techstars
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolKavanaugh Latiolais is a seasoned technology leader and co-founder currently serving as CTO of TOOLTRIBE with 14 years of experience building products, teams, and organizational capability from Seattle. He blends strategic thinking with hands-on delivery—shaping product direction while removing execution friction, a skill honed at Microsoft where he managed Visual Studio releases and earned multiple leadership awards. Kavanaugh has a long history advising startups and accelerators (Techstars, Koru, Hightower) and runs consultative practice Pelotech, helping teams move strategy to the front lines. His background spans enterprise software, federal IT systems, and grassroots community tech education, reflecting both operational rigor and creative facilitation. He’s equally comfortable leading complex release coordination as he is organizing high-engagement events like Startup Weekend, and his training in mathematics and theater gives him an unusual mix of analytical precision and storytelling ability.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Honors Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, Theater, Honors Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, Theater at Portland State University
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Github Skills (200)
mobx-state-tree10
json-schema10
npm-package10
material-ui10
bitnami10
postgrest10
data-validation10
browser10
api10
firebase-database10
json10
nodejs10
visualization10
backend-as-a-service10
expo10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
kav/analoguesocial
Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
CHD 11
Contributions:93 commits, 84 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
javascriptchd
pelotech/charts
Jul 2020 - Apr 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 6 PRs, 28 pushes in 2 years 9 months
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