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Noelle So

Founder

Founder at HERA

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedHERA Β· YC

About

Noelle So is a co-founder and CTO of HERA, a software company focused on heavy manufacturing optimization.

Founder at HERAYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Noelle went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran HERA's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Noelle can intro founders to HERA's investors below.

HERA's investors Β· 1

Co-founders at HERA

MPMeera Patel

Experience

  1. HERAFoundercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Institute of Industrial and Systems EngineersDirector of Fundraising @ University of Washingtoncurrent2025 β€” presentSeattle, WA
  3. Buerk Center for EntrepreneurshipIncubatee2026Seattle, WA
  4. EnstackProduct & Engineering Intelligence Intern2025
  5. THINKLab - University of WashingtonUndergraduate Researcher2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. The Carmelray GroupIndustrial Engineering Intern2024Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines

Education

  1. University of Washington College of EngineeringBachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering (Data Science)2022 β€” 2026
  2. Assumption College, San LorenzoSenior High School Diploma, Business Administration and Management2020 β€” 2022

Skills & more

Equipment ManagementGoogle AnalyticsUser Experience Design (UED)Digital MarketingCustomer ServiceStatistical Quality ControlPython (Programming Language)Qualitative ResearchMicrosoft ExcelProject ManagementFinancial ReportingFinancial Accounting
+12 moreStrategic CommunicationsEducational LeadershipEvent ManagementFundraisingFusion Rec Management SoftwareVolanteRStudioSQLSimulation ModelingWater TreatmentOperations ManagementIndustrial Ecology
  • Human Subjects Learners β€” CITI Program

From Noelle's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Washington College of Engineering1

Shared employers

Also worked at HERA1