Find your path to Aaron
237 people in our graph share verified history with Aaron — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nicole RozeunlockedAaron: together at University of Washington (2022)
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×6Aaron: together at University of California, Berkeley
Aaron: together at FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality
About
Aaron Li is a Chief Product Officer and co-founder at Adam with prior experience in design roles at VIVO, BMW, and NIO, as well as design education from Berkeley. He focuses on CAD and manufacturing software.
Founder at AdamYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Aaron went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Adam's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aaron can intro founders to Adam's investors below.
Adam's investors · 5
Co-founders at Adam
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Zach DiveFounder
Experience
- Adam (YC W25)Co-Founder & CPOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AtlasNova AIHead of Product2024Berkeley, California, United States
- BMW GroupDesign Researcher2023Berkeley, California, United States
- FHL Vive Center for Enhanced RealityUX Researcher + Prototyper2022 — 2023Berkeley, California, United States
- NIODesigner2021Shanghai, China
- vivoDesign Engineer2019Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- 奇瑞汽车 Chery Automobile Co.,Ltd.HMI Design Intern2018Shanghai, China
Skills & more
Product Design1User Experience (UX)2User Research1Design SystemA/B TestingSketchInformation ArchitectureUser Experience TestingTypographyUser-centered DesignResponsive Web DesignUnity
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Augmented Reality (AR)Computer VisionHuman Computer InteractionWireframingUser Experience Design (UED)Adobe XDEntrepreneurshipFront-end DevelopmentAndroid DevelopmentDigital PhotographyAdobe IllustratorFigma (Software)Languages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Li?
- Aaron Li is a Chief Product Officer and co-founder at Adam with prior experience in design roles at VIVO, BMW, and NIO, as well as design education from Berkeley. He focuses on CAD and manufacturing software.
- Where does Aaron Li work?
- Aaron Li is Founder of Adam.
- What companies did Aaron Li found?
- Aaron Li founded Adam.
- Where did Aaron Li go to school?
- Aaron Li studied at University of California, Berkeley (Master of Design); Y Combinator; University of Washington (Bachelor's degree, Art + Informatics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Lake Forest Academy mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Also attended University of Washington600
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
+ 594 more
Also attended Lake Forest Academy10
John LuttigPartner at Founders FundGeorge BousisCo-Founder and Managing Partner at ProtagonistDan PattersonManaging Partner at FermionFord JohnstoneAssociate at Chicago VenturesDan PetersonGeneral Partner at FermionAlex KirshenbaumPrincipal at The 81 Collection
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Shared employers
Also worked at Adam (YC W25)2
Also worked at BMW Group141
Eva KurzweilMarketing & Communications Lead at Burda Principal InvestmentsGonzalo Sánchez-ArjonaInvestment Director at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris CapitalJanice SaPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalGustavo NollaFinance Senior Analyst at Valor Capital GroupSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITAL
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