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About
Daniel Kao is Co-Founder and CEO of TruckSmarter. He previously held early roles at DoorDash, Square, and Uber Freight, and has prior experience as a founder.
Founder at TruckSmarter
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TruckSmarter's investors · 7
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Bain Capitalsince 2022Fin CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2022Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022Recall CapitalSan Bruno · $300K – $1M checksThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2022
Experience
- TruckSmarterCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PrivateInvestor & Advisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Uber FreightHead of Account Management / Customer Success2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Uber FreightGeneral Manager, Shipper Platform2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- SharespaceCo-Founder & COO2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- DoorDashGeneral Manager2015 — 2017
- DoorDashLauncher2014 — 2015US & Canada
- SquareBusiness Development2014San Francisco, CA/New York, NY
- VariousFounder2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Kao?
- Daniel Kao is Co-Founder and CEO of TruckSmarter. He previously held early roles at DoorDash, Square, and Uber Freight, and has prior experience as a founder.
- Where does Daniel Kao work?
- Daniel Kao is Founder of TruckSmarter.
- What companies did Daniel Kao found?
- Daniel Kao founded TruckSmarter.
- Where did Daniel Kao go to school?
- Daniel Kao studied at NYU Stern School of Business.
Founder mafias
NYU Stern School of Business mafia159
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Jarah EustonBS Economics with HonorsFounded WorkWhile +2Sheji HoMBAFounded Hd +1Tushar JainFinance and Political ScienceFounded ePatientFinder +1Kony KwongBachelor's degreeFounded GAIB +1Alex LyashokMBAFounded WorkFusion +1Niccolo MaistoMBAFounded FACEIT +1
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DoorDash mafia28
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gautam JayaramanEngineering Manager, DoorDash LabsFounded Onsite Pro +2Kiran GolluSenior Engineering ManagerFounded Oodle +1Raphael RouvinovEngineeringFounded Luminopia +1Andrew KouriComputer Vision EngineerFounded AveryIQ +1Saba KhalilnajiSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded Almond +1Peter TsengEngineerFounded Open
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Same school
Also attended NYU Stern School of Business736
Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire VenturesDanny BrowneInvestor at FJ Labs
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Shared employers
Also worked at TruckSmarter1
Also worked at Uber Freight6
Also worked at DoorDash84
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDashGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStackAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
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Also worked at Square113
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire Ventures
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