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Arnold Villatoro

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Co-Founder at SpecCheck
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Arnold is the Co-Founder and CTO of SpecCheck, a YC-backed startup unifying the optical industry. A UC Santa Barbara graduate, he has nearly a decade of software engineering experience, including leading payments infrastructure at Lyft. He is now focused on building innovative solutions for eye care professionals and labs.

Based in Los Angeles, Arnold is a self-described "big foodie" who enjoys working out. In his downtime, he plays the video game Super Smash Brothers and spends time with his cat, Peanut.

Unique fact: He was born in Honduras.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Priorities

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Optical Industry Tech
He co-founded SpecCheck to revolutionize how eye care professionals and labs collaborate, bringing modern software solutions to a traditional industry.
Payments Infrastructure
He has a strong background in financial technology, having led the payments infrastructure and processing teams at Lyft before co-founding his own company.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Co-Founder
SpecCheck
8-2020 - 9-2022
Staff Software Engineer
Lyft
9-2018 - 8-2020
Senior Software Engineer
Lyft
6-2017 - 8-2018
Software Engineer
Lyft
4-2017 - 5-2017
Software Development Engineer ll
Workday
In the press

Media appearances

SpecCheck CEO, Founder, Key Executive Team, Board of Directors & Employees. Featured in CB Insights
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SpecCheck (YC W23) Founders: Joe DeMaria & Arnold Villatoro. Featured in FounderTrace
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Education
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
UC Santa Barbara
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