About
Angela Dao is co-founder and CEO of Stellar. Previously, she held product management roles at Affirm, where she worked on consumer product scaling and marketplace development, and at Earnin, where she contributed to mobile product launches.
Founder at StellarYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Angela went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Stellar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Angela can intro founders to Stellar's investors below.
Stellar's investors · 2
Co-founders at Stellar
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Elise NguyenFounder
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Quan ZhouFounder
Experience
- Maven ClinicDirector of Product, Clinical Programscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Unlearn.AIDirector of Product2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Stellar AI (YC S22)Co-Founder & CEO2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- AffirmHead of Product, Omnichannel2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- AffirmProduct Lead, Consumer2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- EarninSenior Product Manager, Core2015 — 2018Palo Alto, California, United States
- QuinStreetData Analyst, Insurance2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Product Management22Market Research68Research34Product Marketing11Data Analysis23Sales46Account Management15Business Development10Online Marketing15SQL19Google Analytics16
Languages English · Vietnamese
- Drug Development Product Management — UC San Diego
From Angela's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Angela Dao?
- Angela Dao is co-founder and CEO of Stellar. Previously, she held product management roles at Affirm, where she worked on consumer product scaling and marketplace development, and at Earnin, where she contributed to mobile product launches.
- Where does Angela Dao work?
- Angela Dao is Founder of Stellar.
- What companies did Angela Dao found?
- Angela Dao founded Stellar.
- Where did Angela Dao go to school?
- Angela Dao studied at UC San Diego; Y Combinator.
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