Renee Tiana Simmons

Co-founder & COO at Unity Pay | ex-Pfizer

Unity Pay

Seattle, WA · PT (UTC-8)

6+ years experience

UC San Diego

English, German

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Overview

Founder of Unity Pay (HR software). 6 years of building before that. Took Unity Pay from zero to $11 million ARR. Most at home with sales and HR tech. Collector of fountain pens.

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Investors who back our stage and sector
Early customers and design partners
Questions about HR software
Second opinions on HR tech decisions

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Skills

HR techpayrollsalesSaaS

RaisingRaising capital

closes in 3 months

Series A round open - micro-pensions for hospital networks, $97k MRR

Stage: Series A
Raising: $97k
Instrument: Convertible note
Committed so far: Opening the round now
Lead investor: Looking for a lead
Traction: $97k MRR after 24 months
Use of funds: 18 months of runway to Series A milestones

$97k MRR after 24 months. Looking for investors who know agritech and can help with expansion into Africa.

Seattle, WAsaaspayrollhr tech

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Experience

Co-founder & COO
Feb 2022 - Present
Unity Pay · 4 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Seattle, WA
- Took Unity Pay from zero to $7 million ARR.
- Previously built and sold a small HR software company.
- Raised $34 million across 2 rounds.
Principal Engineer
Oct 2020 - Feb 2022
Pfizer · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Seattle, WA
- Previously an operator for 8 years before investing.

Projects

Write-up: HR software in practice

2022

A long-form guide to HR software for people starting out.

Side project: a commute planner

2022

Built with SaaS and payroll. 1249 people used it last year.

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Education

UC San Diego
BS, Business Administration
2015 - 2019

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