Phaedra Randolph
FounderFounder/Founding CEO at Spero Foods
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedSpero Foods · YC
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About
Phaedra Randolph is a Principal AI Builder focused on 0-1 product and engineering at SoFi, where she works on new AI/ML-embedded, full-stack products. Her prior experience includes roles at Anduril, Meta, and Y Combinator, as well as founding a company. She is a three-time recipient of a Fast Company innovation award and is an angel investor in SaaS and AI/ML products.
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Experience
- SoFiPrincipal AI Builder - 0-1 product & engineeringcurrent2026 — present
- Anduril IndustriesSr/Staff Product Engineering Manager2025 — 2026
- Charge RoboticsHead of Strategy and Ops2023 — 2025
- Pear VCPear VC Circles2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Spero®Head of Technology & Strategy, CEO/CTO2018 — 2023
- WannaGo LLC (acquired by TheraBody)Software Engineer, Product2017 — 2018
- MetaSoftware Developer2014 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life SciencesScientific Researcher2012 — 2014Tompkins County, New York, United States
- Cornell UniversityOrganic Chemistry Tutor | Engineering Teaching Assistant2011 — 2013Tompkins County, New York, United States
- Goldman SachsAssociate2012Jersey City, NJ
- SikorskyIndustrial/Ops Engineer2011Coatesville, PA
- Medivance®Biomedical/Device Engineer2010Louisville, CO
Skills & more
PHP13Python14Git1Flask1SQL5JavaScript2jQuery1Bootstrap2CSS1HTML2Microsoft Excel9React.js
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PostgreSQLDjangoGo (Programming Language)Statistical LearningHiveLinear ProgrammingEconomic ModelingResearch and Development (R&D)Web DevelopmentProduct EngineeringData IntelligenceTechnical Product Management- Machine Learning, Deep Learning — Coursera
- GRE (337/340) — ETS
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Phaedra Randolph?
- Phaedra Randolph is a Principal AI Builder focused on 0-1 product and engineering at SoFi, where she works on new AI/ML-embedded, full-stack products. Her prior experience includes roles at Anduril, Meta, and Y Combinator, as well as founding a company. She is a three-time recipient of a Fast Company innovation award and is an angel investor in SaaS and AI/ML products.
- Where does Phaedra Randolph work?
- Phaedra Randolph is Founder/Founding CEO of Spero Foods.
- What companies did Phaedra Randolph found?
- Phaedra Randolph founded Spero Foods.
- Where did Phaedra Randolph go to school?
- Phaedra Randolph studied at Cornell University (Bachelor of Science - BSci, Information Engineering & Operations Research (OR&IE); Pre-Medicine); Y Combinator; UCLA (non-degree, Computer Science).
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