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Aldrin Ong

Founder

Founder at Pollen

Berkeley, California, United States

FoundedPollen · YC

About

Aldrin Ong is a software engineer at Pollen pursuing a degree in computer science from UC Berkeley. He previously worked at AWS, where he built AI context retrieval systems and search infrastructure. He has been developing mobile applications since age 15 and has published multiple apps to the App Store.

Founder at PollenYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Aldrin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Pollen's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Aldrin can intro founders to Pollen's investors below.

Pollen's investors · 3

NorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checksXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Pollen

NYNoah Yin
Noah YinFounder
JYJeffrey Yum
Jeffrey YumFounder

Experience

  1. PollenBuildingcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. MDBVice President of Projects2024 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
  3. MDBProduct Manager2023 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  4. MDBLead Software Engineer2023Berkeley, California, United States
  5. MDBReact Native Developer2023Berkeley, California, United States
  6. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer2024East Palo Alto, California, United States
  7. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer2023East Palo Alto, California, United States
  8. SBC Strategy ConsultingProject Manager2023Berkeley, California, United States
  9. SBC Strategy ConsultingProduct Management Consultant2022Berkeley, California, United States
  10. JETZYProduct Manager2022New York, United States
  11. VolumeUp!VP of Technology2019 — 2021Jakarta, Indonesia
  12. Ice HouseSoftware Engineer Intern2020Jakarta, Indonesia
  13. GojekProduct Manager Intern2019Jakarta Metropolitan Area
  14. Tony Gee and Partners (Asia) LtdCivil Engineering Intern2019Greater Kuala Lumpur
  15. GojekSoftware Engineer Intern2018Jakarta Metropolitan Area
  16. OCBC BankMarketing Internship2018Jakarta Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

ElasticsearchReact.jsAmazon Web Services (AWS)SQL2HTMLAutoCADMicrosoft ExcelKotlinFigma (Software)Python (Programming Language)2Flutter1Java
+12 moreC++Analytical SkillsCommunicationTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingTeamworkLeadershipSales PresentationsCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Business AnalysisMarket Research

Languages Cantonese · English · Indonesian · Malay · Mandarin

  • Leadership Program — JUMP! Foundation

From Aldrin's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Aldrin Ong?
Aldrin Ong is a software engineer at Pollen pursuing a degree in computer science from UC Berkeley. He previously worked at AWS, where he built AI context retrieval systems and search infrastructure. He has been developing mobile applications since age 15 and has published multiple apps to the App Store.
Where does Aldrin Ong work?
Aldrin Ong is Founder of Pollen.
What companies did Aldrin Ong found?
Aldrin Ong founded Pollen.
Where did Aldrin Ong go to school?
Aldrin Ong studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); British School Jakarta (International Baccalaureate).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pollen2

Noah YinFounder at PollenJeffrey YumFounder at Pollen

Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)270

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