About
Richard Ou is the founder and CTO of Doe. He previously worked at Vapi and Wordware, serves as a board advisor at Penn's Center for AI, and has founded multiple companies.
Founder at DoeYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Richard went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Doe's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Richard can intro founders to Doe's investors below.
Doe's investors · 1
Co-founders at Doe
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Adrian BarbirFounder
Experience
- DoeCo-Founder, CTOcurrent2025 — present
- Penn EngineeringBoard Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- VapiDoing cool stuff2025
- AgorumCo-Founder2023 — 2025
- Penn BlockchainCo-Organiser2022 — 2023Philadelphia
- Fox CorporationIntern2022
- Wharton Analytics FellowsEngagement Lead2022Philadelphia
- Blue Field CapitalInvestment Analyst2021
- Goldman SachsIntern2020
- MaceIntern2018
- HuaweiIntern2015
Skills & more
Mandarin2Project Management10Problem Solving9Leadership10Web Design4Fine Art1Photography1administrative1Marketing2C++1Python3Adobe Photoshop1
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HTML5DreamweaverAdobe IllustratorMicrosoft OfficepresentationDigital ArtFrom Richard's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Ou?
- Richard Ou is the founder and CTO of Doe. He previously worked at Vapi and Wordware, serves as a board advisor at Penn's Center for AI, and has founded multiple companies.
- Where does Richard Ou work?
- Richard Ou is Founder of Doe.
- What companies did Richard Ou found?
- Richard Ou founded Doe.
- Where did Richard Ou go to school?
- Richard Ou studied at University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science in Engineering - MSE, Computer Science); Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet; Y Combinator.
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