About
Design lead and angel investor advising AI startups on UX/UI across Asia and the US.
Experience
- Streamline AIChief of Staffcurrent2025 — present
- Inception StudioOperating Partner2024 — 2025
- FinixDirector of Revenue Strategy & Operations2021 — 2022
- Start-ups (YC, First Round Capital, etc)Director of Strategy & Planning2017 — 2020San Francisco, CA
- UberSenior Manager, Business Development2014 — 2016
- UberGeneral Manager2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Wharton Business SchoolMBA2010 — 2012Philadelphia, PA
- Gap Inc.Business Planning - Domestic + International Strategic Alliances2007 — 2010New York, New York
Skills & more
Strategy25Leadership8Management1Operations ManagementSalesCoachingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Pricing2Competitive Analysis7Financial Modeling14Business Planning16Finance7
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RetailAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyManagement ConsultingInvestmentsMarketing StrategyPricing StrategyStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsValuationFrom Adria's professional profile.
Colleagues at Inception Studio Capital
Anand Atreya
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Andrew Radin
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Andrew Scheuermann
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Arisa Makihara
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Assaf Einat
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Ben Peters
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Ed Kim
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Evonne Johnson
Investor at Inception Studio Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adria Hou?
- Design lead and angel investor advising AI startups on UX/UI across Asia and the US.
- Where does Adria Hou work?
- Adria Hou is at Inception Studio Capital.
- Where did Adria Hou go to school?
- Adria Hou studied at Columbia University; The Wharton School.
Same school
Also attended Columbia University726
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended The Wharton School1,557
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Shared employers
Also worked at Streamline AI2
Also worked at Inception Studio14
John WhaleyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Inception Studio CapitalPatricia LiuInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalAndrew RadinInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalSteve BarshInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalMichael LiuInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalMonisha PerkashInvestor at Inception Studio Capital
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Also worked at Finix8
Leo de LunaPartner at Tribeca Venture PartnersTom PorterVice President, DCF at Acrew CapitalJames ChanCFO at Breakout VenturesCharles ShannonInvestor at Westbound Equity PartnersSam RosenVice President at GICJordan IsipFounder at Waypoint
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Also worked at Uber418
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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