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Danna Liu

Founder

Founder at PoplarML

Canada

FoundedPoplarML · YC

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.

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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.

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In turn, Danna can intro founders to PoplarML's investors below.

PoplarML's investors · 2

Twenty Two VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at PoplarML

ECEvan Chu
Evan ChuFounder

Experience

  1. Stealth Startupbuildingcurrent2026 — present
  2. PoplarML (YC W23)Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Snap Inc.Software Engineer2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. StripeSoftware Engineer2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Kleiner PerkinsKPCB Engineering Fellow2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Clear VenturesVenture Fellow2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. CoinbaseBackend Software Engineer2021
  8. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer & Product Manager2021Redmond, Washington, United States
  9. PagerDutySoftware Engineer2021San Francisco, California, United States
  10. ContraryContrary Fellow (CF21)2021San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Carleton UniversityTeaching Assistant2020Ontario, Canada

Education

  1. Carleton UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

Skills & more

Programming8Python (Programming Language)8Java8Object oriented programming7Git6JavaFX5React Native4HTML3JavaScript5Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)2Teamwork4Leadership3
+12 moreCommunicationFrenchEnglishMobile 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.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Stripe mafia83

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded CommureMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded HotspotsBrian BrunnerSoftware EngineerFounded DataShare +1Mike MahlkowGrowthFounded Fastgen +1Shravan ReddyEngineering LeaderFounded PixelapseFrancesco MoiraghiGTMFounded Kickpay

+ 76 more

Kleiner Perkins mafia51

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 ProxinoNina LuVenture Capital AssociateFounded Comet Health

+ 44 more

Carleton University mafia18

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Fahim SheikhMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.)Founded TrellisMark SteeleBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Level AccessNick PorterBachelor's degreeFounded 42Evan FarrellSoftware Engineering - DropoutFounded PathAdvait SaravadeBachelor's degreeFounded Deep MeditateKevin BacheSprott School of BusinessFounded Phoenix

+ 11 more

Contrary mafia14

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Roger CawdetteVenture PartnerFounded Village Labs +1Michelle FangVenture PartnerFounded CerebrasRavi BakhaiVenture PartnerFounded HypeJackson ChenFounding Engineering PartnerFounded Alphawatch AIChandler RogersContrary Fellow (CF21)Founded Relay HealthNihar ParikhFounding Venture PartnerFounded Axle

+ 7 more

Same school

Also attended Carleton University59

Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupTrevor BlackwellInvestor at Y CombinatorKetav MehtaInvestor at Motus Ventures, LlcKenzie MacIsaacPartner at Cure VenturesFahim SheikhCEO & Co-founder at Mudita VentureAmit SharmaFounder/GP at Black Jays Ventures

+ 53 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Stealth Startup330

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

+ 324 more

Also worked at Snap Inc.63

Justin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCRobert MorrisInvestor at Y CombinatorSelby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley InvestmentsSTEVE HOROWITZPartner at Alpha EdisonAlexis BonilloInvestor at Aglae VenturesDing ZhouHead of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFire

+ 57 more

Also worked at Stripe166

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 160 more

Also worked at Coinbase137

Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure Group

+ 131 more