Where does Andrew Lee work?

Andrew Lee is Founder of Firebase and Founder at Tasklet and Founder at Shortwave.

What companies did Andrew Lee found?

Andrew Lee founded Firebase, Shortwave, Tasklet.

Where did Andrew Lee go to school?

Andrew Lee studied at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (BS, Double Major, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

Andrew Lee

Founder

Founder at Tasklet · Founder at Firebase · Founder at Shortwave

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFirebase · YC Shortwave Tasklet · YC

About

Andrew Lee previously founded Firebase and Shortwave, and currently leads Tasklet.

Founder at Tasklet YC X26

Intro paths

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

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

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Tasklet's investors below.

Tasklet's investors · 5

359 Capital Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks Oleka CapitalIstanbul Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2026 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Tasklet

Jonny DimondFounder

Founder at Firebase YC S11

Intro paths

Andrew went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Firebase's investors below.

Firebase's investors · 4

Expansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checks Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checks Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011

Co-founders at Firebase

James TamplinFounder/CEO

Founder at Shortwave

Intro paths

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Shortwave's investors below.

Shortwave's investors · 4

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checks Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks

Co-founders at Shortwave

Jonny Dimond

Experience

TaskletFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
ShortwaveFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
n/aAngel Investorcurrent2014 — present
GoogleDirector of Engineering, Firebase2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
FirebaseCofounder & CTO2011 — 2017
EnvolveCo-Founder2009 — 2012San Francisco, CA
SendMeHome.comCo-Founder2008 — 2010
Keep Security Inc.Co-Founder2007 — 2008
Green Hills SoftwareSystems Software Engineer2006 — 2007
Seagate TechnologySoftware Engineering Intern2005
Adobe SystemsSoftware Engineering Intern2004
Noink CommunicationsSoftware Testing Intern2003

Skills & more

Software Engineering33Distributed Systems30Web Applications24Mobile Devices21Git11Scalability11Software Design10Embedded Systems9Device Drivers8Ruby8Algorithms6Algorithm Design5

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Real-time DataOperating SystemsFirebaseMachine LearningBig DataGoogle Cloud Datastore

From Andrew's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrew Lee?: Andrew Lee previously founded Firebase and Shortwave, and currently leads Tasklet.
Where does Andrew Lee work?: Andrew Lee is Founder of Firebase and Founder at Tasklet and Founder at Shortwave.
What companies did Andrew Lee found?: Andrew Lee founded Firebase, Shortwave, Tasklet.
Where did Andrew Lee go to school?: Andrew Lee studied at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (BS, Double Major, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).