# Nicolas Walker

> Nicolas Walker, publicly known as Nick Walker, is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of MochaCare. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from Stanford, has worked at Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and Linktree, and previously led a community service organization with more than 300 volunteers. MochaCare joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch and combines AI agents with human operators to handle hiring, scheduling and client intake.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at MochaCare
- **Organizations:** MochaCare, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Spotify, Linktree, Stanford University
- **Education:** BS in Computer Science; focus on AI and human-computer interaction, Stanford University, MS in Computer Science; focus on AI and human-computer interaction, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Earned BS and MS degrees in computer science at Stanford., Led a community service organization with more than 300 volunteers., Co-founded a company in Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch.

## Career timeline

- **2022** — Developer on Entourage, a Stanford CS147 music NFT and fan-community course project.
- **—** — Worked in software engineering at Microsoft Azure, including IoT.
- **—** — Worked in software engineering and data at Amazon Web Services.
- **—** — Worked in product management and personalization at Spotify.
- **—** — Worked in product engineering and growth experimentation at Linktree.
- **2026** — Co-founded MochaCare with Pranav Uppiliappan; company joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch.

## Achievements

- Earned BS and MS degrees in computer science at Stanford.
- Led a community service organization with more than 300 volunteers.
- Co-founded a company in Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch.
- Reported $80,400 in contracted annual recurring revenue closed in seven weeks at Demo Day.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed as CEO of MochaCare and a founder mentor for the October 10 Talk to Users Hackathon during San Francisco Tech Week; the listing does not establish attendance.
- **2026-10** — Public Y Combinator listing continues to advertise a founding product engineer position in San Francisco.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mochacare.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-h-walker/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nick_walks

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Last updated: 2026-10-13