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Dorothy Li

Founder

CEO and Co-founder at RealRoots

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRealRoots · YC

About

Dorothy Li is co-founder and CEO of RealRoots. She holds a business degree from Stanford and was an early team member at Cambly, a consumer marketplace platform.

CEO and Co-founder at RealRootsYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Dorothy went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran RealRoots's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Dorothy can intro founders to RealRoots's investors below.

Co-founders at RealRoots

TKTara Kappel

Experience

  1. RealRootsFoundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Cambly Inc.Head Of Operations2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. MEEDCommercial Finance Manager2013 — 2014Dubai, UAE
  4. e-Academy, IncCo-Founder2010 — 2013Los Angeles, California

Skills & more

Startup Development4Business Strategy3Financial Modeling2Financial Reporting2Auditing9US GAAP5IFRS3GAAP3CPA2Microsoft Excel

Languages Chinese Mandarin · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dorothy Li?
Dorothy Li is co-founder and CEO of RealRoots. She holds a business degree from Stanford and was an early team member at Cambly, a consumer marketplace platform.
Where does Dorothy Li work?
Dorothy Li is CEO and Co-founder of RealRoots.
What companies did Dorothy Li found?
Dorothy Li founded RealRoots.
Where did Dorothy Li go to school?
Dorothy Li studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Masters in Business Management, Graduate School of Business); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelors, Economics).

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