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About
Hong Hu directed engineering and led Flexport's China operations before founding 500Friends, which was later acquired by Merkle.
Vice President at 500FriendsYC W10
Intro paths
Hong went through Y Combinator (Winter 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Hong can intro founders to 500Friends's investors below.
500Friends's investors · 5
Co-founders at 500Friends

Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hong Hu?
- Hong Hu directed engineering and led Flexport's China operations before founding 500Friends, which was later acquired by Merkle.
- Where does Hong Hu work?
- Hong Hu is Vice President of 500Friends.
- What companies did Hong Hu found?
- Hong Hu founded 500Friends.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of California, Berkeley mafia1,343
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Goldman Sachs mafia651
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Goldman Sachs mafia436
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Flexport mafia37
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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