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Phaedra Randolph

Founder

Founder/Founding CEO at Spero Foods

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSpero Foods · YC

30 Under 30 2021 · Food & Drink

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Mike ArpaiaunlockedPhaedra: together at Meta (2014–2016)
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×3Phaedra: together at Pear VC
×2Phaedra: together at Cornell

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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Spero Foods's investors · 2

Outbound VenturesNew York · since 2020Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2018

Experience

  1. SoFiPrincipal AI Builder - 0-1 product & engineeringcurrent2026 — present
  2. Anduril IndustriesSr/Staff Product Engineering Manager2025 — 2026
  3. Charge RoboticsHead of Strategy and Ops2023 — 2025
  4. Pear VCPear VC Circles2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Spero®Head of Technology & Strategy, CEO/CTO2018 — 2023
  6. WannaGo LLC (acquired by TheraBody)Software Engineer, Product2017 — 2018
  7. MetaSoftware Developer2014 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  8. Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life SciencesScientific Researcher2012 — 2014Tompkins County, New York, United States
  9. Cornell UniversityOrganic Chemistry Tutor | Engineering Teaching Assistant2011 — 2013Tompkins County, New York, United States
  10. Goldman SachsAssociate2012Jersey City, NJ
  11. SikorskyIndustrial/Ops Engineer2011Coatesville, PA
  12. Medivance®Biomedical/Device Engineer2010Louisville, CO

Skills & more

PHP13Python14Git1Flask1SQL5JavaScript2jQuery1Bootstrap2CSS1HTML2Microsoft Excel9React.js
+12 morePostgreSQLDjangoGo (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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