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Find your path to Jessica
10,265 people in our graph share verified history with Jessica — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sarah GuounlockedJessica: together at Sola (2023–2026)
×6Jessica: together at GoldenTree Asset Management
×3Jessica: together at Citadel Securities
×2Jessica: together at Thrive Capital
Founder, CEO at SolaYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Jessica went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jessica can intro founders to Sola's investors below.
Sola's investors · 9
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026ConvictionSan Francisco · $1M – $25M checksGlilot Capital PartnersHerzliya · $1.5M – $70M checks · since 2025New Era Capital PartnersTel Aviv · since 2025PioneerToronto, OntarioRomulus CapitalBoston · $250K – $10M checksS CapitalTel Aviv · $5.4M – $75M checks · since 2025S32Palo Alto · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2023
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Co-founders at Sola
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Neil DeshmukhFounder, CTO
Experience
- SolaCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- GoldenTree Asset ManagementInvestment2022New York, United States
- Citadel SecuritiesTrading2022New York, United States
- Thrive CapitalPortfolio2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Floating Point GroupSoftware Engineering2021
- New England Foundation for the ArtsPM2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- GraffewearCo-Founder2019 — 2021
- Ocular Technologies, Inc.Intern2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- University of MarylandResearcher2019 — 2020College Park, Maryland, United States
- Berkeley Math CircleTeaching Assistant2020
Skills & more
Teaching13Python (Programming Language)12Research14Mathematics2Computer Science2Data Science2C++2Python3Excel2Probability2
From Jessica's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jessica Wu?
- Founder at Sola
- Where does Jessica Wu work?
- Jessica Wu is Founder, CEO of Sola.
- What companies did Jessica Wu found?
- Jessica Wu founded Sola.
- Where did Jessica Wu go to school?
- Jessica Wu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mathematics and Computer Science (incomplete)); Atholton High School; Canada/USA Mathcamp.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,522
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,432
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
The Ohio State University mafia139
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Citadel Securities mafia21
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben LernerFinancial Technology InternFounded Espresso AI +1Konstantine BuhlerPartner @ First Outside Investment and BeyondFounded Listen LabsEshaan MoorjaniInternFounded Vango AIKhalil MiriTrading InternFounded InQueryAkshay ChalanaSystems Software EngineerFounded Saphira AIBrian ModelQuantitative Developer internFounded Thunder Compute
Thrive Capital mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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Also attended Atholton High School2
Also attended The Ohio State University304
Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm VenturesJohn D. SimonExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at GoldenTree Asset Management19
Justin KellerSenior Associate at Orkila CapitalLee KruterPartner & Head of Performing Credit at GoldenTree Asset ManagementSteven TananbaumFounder, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at GoldenTree Asset ManagementSimon GrangerPartner & Head of Restructurings & Turnarounds, EMEA at GoldenTree Asset ManagementEvan PetittDirector at MetaProp VenturesJohn NeamonitisFounder and General Partner at Lakehouse Venture Partners
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Also worked at Citadel Securities35
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalRama SomayajulaHead of Trading at ParadigmJulia HitchinsInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalQingwen RenCofounder at Mulana CapitalVidur GuptaVice President at Frontenac
+ 29 more
Also worked at Thrive Capital28
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalWilliam HessPrincipal at 645 VenturesAddison MarshVP, Finance & Operations at BBG VenturesJackie KahnPartner, Marketing at Oak HC/FTShereef ElnahalObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesAriana PoursartipVenture Partner at Atlantico
+ 22 more
Also worked at University of Maryland89
Ian RobinsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesJustin FergusonInnovation Manager, Venture Development at Maryland TEDCOVig SachidanandaPartner at Gradient VenturesCarolyn BrownClinical Advisor at Seae VenturesVin SachidanandaPartner at Radical Ventures investing in AI, Deeptech, Apps and Infra from Pre-seed to Series DMark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture Partners
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