About
Dawn Ho led IoT at Sonder and holds a law degree. She is now building Seam, a company focused on home automation and access control systems.
Founder at SeamYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Dawn went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Seam's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Dawn can intro founders to Seam's investors below.
Seam's investors · 9
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2024CrunchFundf7 VenturesTiburon · $10K – $5M checks · since 2024Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks · since 2024Shine CapitalNew York · $1M – $10M checksTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoUmami Capitalsince 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Seam
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Experience
- SeamChief Product Officer & Co-foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sonder Inc.Senior Software Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Crypto gameSolidity / Blockchain developer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- PlethoraSoftware Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
- Sauce LabsSoftware Engineer II2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- CrowdflowerSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- SaveryCofounder2013 — 2014Hong Kong
- CrowdFlowerWeb Engineer Consultant2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Baker & McKenzieLegal Intern2012Hong Kong
- Cathay Pacific AirwaysProduct Development Intern2010
- Haldanes Solicitors and NotariesLegal Intern2009Hong Kong
- Chambers of Sir Oswald CheungLegal Intern2009Hong Kong
Skills & more
CoffeeScript2Web Development9Research5Start-ups6Analytics4Ruby on Rails10jQuery6JavaScript15D3.js1HTML + CSS1Illustrator4Photoshop7
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CC++PythonPowerPointRProcessingMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelHTMLSolidityLanguages Cantonese · English · Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dawn Ho?
- Dawn Ho led IoT at Sonder and holds a law degree. She is now building Seam, a company focused on home automation and access control systems.
- Where does Dawn Ho work?
- Dawn Ho is Founder of Seam.
- What companies did Dawn Ho found?
- Dawn Ho founded Seam.
- Where did Dawn Ho go to school?
- Dawn Ho studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, International Relations); The University of Hong Kong (Juris Doctor; Postgraduate Certificate in Laws); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
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Stanford University mafia903
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The University of Hong Kong mafia17
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Plethora mafia5
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Roni HiranandInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Anshul RuparellVenture Partner at FJ LabsJohan AkessonAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersFan WenPrincipal & Director of AI at Fin CapitalJenny XiaoPartner at Leonis CapitalGéraldine FilletSenior Associate at Educapital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Seam1
Also worked at Sonder Inc.8
Cecilia NgPartner, Talent & People at MVP VenturesMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesVivek SubramanianPartner & Chief Product Officer at Goodwater CapitalRon HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle CapitalDinar AhmedPartner at BDC Venture CapitalIsaac SouweinePartner at Pender Ventures
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Also worked at Sauce Labs5
Also worked at Baker & McKenzie31
Khrystyna PenykInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalIne JordensLegal Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersDaniel von DevivereVenture Scout at Storm VenturesMai AlashgarChief Legal Officer at SVCHaifa BahaianChief GRC Officer at SVCVictor WangInvestor at Maccabee Ventures
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