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Elias: together at SDF Labs
About
Elias DeFaria is Director of Product at dbt Labs, which he joined following the acquisition of SDF Labs, a data engineering company he cofounded and led in a product capacity. He began building companies as an undergraduate at UCLA and works across programming languages including JavaScript, Python, and Solidity, as well as product management. He also serves as an angel investor and advisor.
Founder at SDF Labs
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Co-founders at SDF Labs
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Lukas SchulteCo-founder
TH
Tristan HandyFounder
Experience
- dbt LabsDirector of Productcurrent2026 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- dbt LabsStaff Product Manager2025 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
- oleanderInvestor & Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hometown PediatricsInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- SDF LabsCofounder, Head of Productcurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- PiñataFarms AIProduct Manager2020 — 2021
- PiñataFarms AIFounding Engineer2019 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- JiveCofounder, CEO2017 — 2019Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Startup UCLAStartup UCLA Summer Accelerator 20182018Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- MIND (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders) InstituteResearch Assistant - Developer2017Greater Sacramento
Skills & more
Product Management12Project Management12Express.js2Public Speaking6JavaScriptHTML54Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)2Bootstrap3AngularJS2Node.js2C++1Python (Programming Language)2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elias DeFaria?
- Elias DeFaria is Director of Product at dbt Labs, which he joined following the acquisition of SDF Labs, a data engineering company he cofounded and led in a product capacity. He began building companies as an undergraduate at UCLA and works across programming languages including JavaScript, Python, and Solidity, as well as product management. He also serves as an angel investor and advisor.
- Where does Elias DeFaria work?
- Elias DeFaria is Founder of SDF Labs.
- What companies did Elias DeFaria found?
- Elias DeFaria founded SDF Labs.
- Where did Elias DeFaria go to school?
- Elias DeFaria studied at UCLA (Bachelor of Science (BS), Cognitive Science - Specialization in Computing).
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Shared employers
Also worked at dbt Labs13
Tristan HandyFounder, dbt Labs at Amplify PartnersBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersLenny PrussGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcAndrew PetersonFounder, Signal Sciences at Decibel PartnersAllison PickensSolo GP Investor at Allison Pickens Ventures
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