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Daniel Kao

Founder

Founder at TruckSmarter

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTruckSmarter

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

Intro paths

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to TruckSmarter's investors below.

TruckSmarter's investors · 6

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksFin CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksRecall CapitalSan Bruno · $300K – $1M checksThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks

Experience

  1. TruckSmarterCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. PrivateInvestor & Advisorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Uber FreightHead of Account Management / Customer Success2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Uber FreightGeneral Manager, Shipper Platform2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. SharespaceCo-Founder & COO2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. DoorDashGeneral Manager2015 — 2017
  7. DoorDashLauncher2014 — 2015US & Canada
  8. SquareBusiness Development2014San Francisco, CA/New York, NY
  9. 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.

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business632

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 HippeauDanny BrowneInvestor at FJ LabsAlex Spiro LatsisFounding Partner at Brighteye Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Uber Freight6

Kevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpTracy RosserStrategic Advisor at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLCElizabeth LarakiExpert, Design & Research at Electric CapitalAvery YipFounder at VesselSuchit DubeyFounder at NarrativeShaosu LiuCo-Founder and CTO at Loop

Also worked at DoorDash72

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDashAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint VenturesRyan BatraInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also worked at Square93

Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesAndrew VogeleyVice President at Sapphire VenturesAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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