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 · 6
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 mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportDavid FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2
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University of Washington mafia114
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arvind JainMastersFounded GleanJane MooneyBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Collaborative RoboticsMatthew ScholzBSFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3Emmett ShearFounded Softmax +2Sara VaezyMPHFounded Dexcare +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, Berkeley1,452
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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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 ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended University of Washington276
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
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Shared employers
Also worked at Adam (YC W25)2
Also worked at BMW Group87
Eva KurzweilMarketing & Communications Lead at Burda Principal InvestmentsGonzalo Sánchez-ArjonaInvestment Director at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris CapitalJanice SaPrincipal at Z Venture CapitalSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALPhilip SpechtGeneral Partner at AENU
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