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613 people in our graph share verified history with Mel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Will ManidisunlockedMel: together at Thiel Fellowship 2019 (2019)
Mel: together at Thiel Fellowship 2019
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About
Mel Du of Houston, TX/Denver, CO was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2019, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Ramp USA.
Experience
- Stealth AI StartupFoundercurrent2026 — present
- QLabPrinciple Investigator, Combat Drone Manufacturing2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Ramp USAFounder & CEO2019 — 2024Denver, Colorado, United States
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2019 — 2021
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTeam Leader, Micro-G NExT Initiative2014 — 2015Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
- Rice UniversityResearch Intern to PhD Candidates2013Houston, Texas
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mel Du?
- Mel Du of Houston, TX/Denver, CO was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2019, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Ramp USA.
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth AI Startup93
Alexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersPankajAdvisor at NewBuild.VCTal MozesCo-Founder & General Partner at Ferocity CapitalNick AlbaneseVP, Research & Strategy and Investment Associate at The Westly GroupAndrew PoesastePartner at RampersandParker McKeePartner at Pillar VC
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Also worked at The Thiel Foundation156
Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEO of OYOSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layerIan LeePrincipal at Signum CapitalDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVC
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Also worked at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration180
Sai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesJoe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder CollectiveJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesGabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCOOmar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One Ventures
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Also worked at Rice University67
Edi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersBlair GarrouCo-founder & General Partner at Mercury FundPatrick OkoraforDirector of Finance at Mercury FundMaxim KaroubiInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersAlex LiuCampus Lead at The MBA FundSamantha LewisPartner at Mercury Fund
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