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Anson Kao

Founder

Founder at Rally

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedRally · YC

About

Anson Kao is the CTO of Rally and has worked in web development and engineering roles across multiple Toronto-based startups over the past decade. He holds a mechatronics degree from the University of Waterloo (2010).

Founder at RallyYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Anson went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Anson can intro founders to Rally's investors below.

Rally's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Rally

AJAli Jiwani
Ali JiwaniFounder
ALAmy Liu
Amy LiuFounder

Experience

  1. Hotpot StudiosCofoundercurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. Discopixel StudioCofounder2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. MintParty Inc.Cofounder2022Metaverse
  4. RallydotvideoCofounder & CTO2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. Rose RocketIntegrations Engineering2018 — 2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  6. Symbility IntersectSolutions Architect2016 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  7. Phrase Technologies Inc.Cofounder & CEO2015 — 2016Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. Music Technology MeetUp GroupFounding Co-organizer2015 — 2016Toronto
  9. TeamBuy Inc.Lead Developer - User Experience2011 — 2013Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  10. StudyMonkey, Inc.Cofounder & CTO2010 — 2011Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  11. CASA Charity Fashion ShowExecutive Music Producer2009 — 2010
  12. Xerox Research Centre of CanadaElectrical Test Engineer2009
  13. Evolution Robotics Retail, Inc.Computer Vision Scientist2008

Skills & more

Video ProductionEntrepreneurship5User Experience19User Interface Design13Web Design6Web Services5Mobile Devices5Music Theory5Information Architecture5Business Strategy2Responsive Web Design2Web Analytics1
+12 moreCubaseTechnology Start-upAbleton LiveUser Experience Design (UED)WebSocketSketchJavaScriptCSSjQueryPHPMySQLHTML 5

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anson Kao?
Anson Kao is the CTO of Rally and has worked in web development and engineering roles across multiple Toronto-based startups over the past decade. He holds a mechatronics degree from the University of Waterloo (2010).
Where does Anson Kao work?
Anson Kao is Founder of Rally.
What companies did Anson Kao found?
Anson Kao founded Rally.
Where did Anson Kao go to school?
Anson Kao studied at University of Waterloo (B.A.Sc., Honours Mechatronics Engineering).

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Same school

Also attended University of Waterloo357

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hotpot Studios1

Amy LiuFounder at Rally

Also worked at Rose Rocket8

Alex NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture PartnersIan LoganInvestor at Ripple VenturesMatt CohenFounder and Managing Partner at Ripple VenturesKevin KimsaCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Climate Innovation CapitalAlyssa SpagnoloAssociate at OMERS VenturesAli JiwaniFounder at Rally

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