Mark Wai
FounderFounder at Polished · Founder at Orbiter
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedOrbiter · YCPolished · YC
About
Mark Wai held growth roles at Tesla and Facebook before founding Orbiter.
Founder at PolishedYC W24
Intro paths
Mark went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Polished's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Mark can intro founders to Polished's investors below.
Polished's investors · 1
Co-founders at Polished
Founder at OrbiterYC W20
Intro paths
Mark went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Mark can intro founders to Orbiter's investors below.
Orbiter's investors · 2
Co-founders at Orbiter
Experience
- Hamming AIProductcurrent2026 — present
- DoubleCo-Founder2023 — 2026
- InklyAdvisor2021 — 2023
- OrbiterCo-Founder2020 — 2022
- TeslaSenior Staff Product Manager2017 — 2020
- TeslaSr Staff Data Scientist, Growth2016 — 2017
- DropHead of Product & Growth2015 — 2016Toronto, ON
- FacebookData Scientist, Messenger Growth2013 — 2015
- Palantir TechnologiesProduct Quality Engineer2012Palo Alto, California
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Wai?
- Mark Wai held growth roles at Tesla and Facebook before founding Orbiter.
- Where does Mark Wai work?
- Mark Wai is Founder of Orbiter and Founder at Polished.
- What companies did Mark Wai found?
- Mark Wai founded Orbiter, Polished.
- Where did Mark Wai go to school?
- Mark Wai studied at Y Combinator (W20, W24); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science, Systems Design Engineering).
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