About
Danna Liu is a software engineer who previously worked at Microsoft, PagerDuty, Coinbase, and Stripe, and conducted research at Snap before co-founding PoplarML.
Founder at PoplarMLYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Danna went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
→
In turn, Danna can intro founders to PoplarML's investors below.
PoplarML's investors · 2
Co-founders at PoplarML
EC
Evan ChuFounder
Experience
- Stealth Startupbuildingcurrent2026 — present
- PoplarML (YC W23)Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Snap Inc.Software Engineer2022San Francisco Bay Area
- StripeSoftware Engineer2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- Kleiner PerkinsKPCB Engineering Fellow2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Clear VenturesVenture Fellow2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseBackend Software Engineer2021
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer & Product Manager2021Redmond, Washington, United States
- PagerDutySoftware Engineer2021San Francisco, California, United States
- ContraryContrary Fellow (CF21)2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Carleton UniversityTeaching Assistant2020Ontario, Canada
Skills & more
Programming8Python (Programming Language)8Java8Object oriented programming7Git6JavaFX5React Native4HTML3JavaScript5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)2Teamwork4Leadership3
+12 more
CommunicationFrenchEnglishMobile Application DevelopmentNumPyDartCooperationResiliencyInterpersonal SkillsOrganization SkillsC++C (Programming Language)- Certificat de Bilinguisme — Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CEPEO)
From Danna's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Danna Liu?
- Danna Liu is a software engineer who previously worked at Microsoft, PagerDuty, Coinbase, and Stripe, and conducted research at Snap before co-founding PoplarML.
- Where does Danna Liu work?
- Danna Liu is Founder of PoplarML.
- What companies did Danna Liu found?
- Danna Liu founded PoplarML.
- Where did Danna Liu go to school?
- Danna Liu studied at Carleton University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
+ 8,766 more
Stripe mafia91
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Matt HuangBoard MemberFounded HotspotsPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded AuctomaticGreg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAIDaniela AmodeiEarly employee — Risk ManagerFounded AnthropicArvid LunnemarkSoftware EngineeringFounded CursorParker ConradMember Board of DirectorsFounded Zenefits +1
+ 84 more
Kleiner Perkins mafia54
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Raphael RouvinovEngineering FellowFounded Luminopia +1Rebecca LeeKleiner Perkins FellowFounded Elayne +1Jesse HuEngineering FellowFounded Abundant +1Ted SchleinGeneral PartnerFounded GetReal SecurityMuzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartnerFounded ProxinoDr. Cheryl MartinExecutive in ResidenceFounded Renmatix
+ 47 more
Carleton University mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fahim SheikhBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)Founded TrellisMark SteeleBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Level AccessKen KroegerBusinessFounded Seeing MachinesNick PorterBachelor's degreeFounded 42Evan FarrellSoftware Engineering - DropoutFounded PathAdvait SaravadeBachelor's degreeFounded Deep Meditate
.avif)
+ 12 more
Contrary mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Roger CawdetteVenture PartnerFounded Village Labs +1Michelle FangVenture PartnerFounded CerebrasSidney McLaurinVenture PartnerFounded Fleet RoboticsStephen RolandMBA Venture PartnerFounded KeyboardRavi BakhaiVenture PartnerFounded HypeJackson ChenFounding Engineering PartnerFounded Alphawatch AI
+ 10 more
Same school
Also attended Carleton University88
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupKetav MehtaInvestor at Motus Ventures, LlcAlexandra JohnstoneMarketing & Communications Manager at Brightspark VenturesKan YanazawaInvestor at JIC Venture Growth InvestmentsBrent MacDonaldPartner at Rising TideKenzie MacIsaacPartner at Cure Ventures
+ 82 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup394
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
+ 388 more
Also worked at Snap Inc.76
Evan SpiegelCo-founder & CEO of SnapLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCSelby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley InvestmentsSteve HorowitzPartner at Alpha Edison
+ 70 more
Also worked at Stripe199
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
+ 193 more
Also worked at Coinbase165
Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure Group
+ 159 more