About
Runbo Li is co-founder and CEO of Magic Hour. He previously held a senior data scientist role at Meta, where he contributed to early-stage consumer social product development within the New Product Experimentation division.
Founder at Magic HourYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Runbo went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. β the partner who ran Magic Hour's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Runbo can intro founders to Magic Hour's investors below.
Magic Hour's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Magic Hour
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David HuFounder
Experience
- Magic HourCo-founder & CEOcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MetaSr. Data Scientist2021 β 2023
- Convoy IncData Scientist2020 β 2021Greater Seattle Area
- Compass LexeconSr. Analyst2016 β 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- University of TorontoResearch & Teaching Assistant2015 β 2016
Skills & more
Economics5Research5Data Analysis2EconometricsPowerPoint3Microsoft Excel2Stata2Microsoft Word1Microsoft Office1ArcGISPythonTeamwork2
Languages English Β· Mandarin Chinese Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Runbo Li?
- Runbo Li is co-founder and CEO of Magic Hour. He previously held a senior data scientist role at Meta, where he contributed to early-stage consumer social product development within the New Product Experimentation division.
- Where does Runbo Li work?
- Runbo Li is Founder of Magic Hour.
- What companies did Runbo Li found?
- Runbo Li founded Magic Hour.
- Where did Runbo Li go to school?
- Runbo Li studied at Y Combinator (W24); University of Toronto (M.A. (Doctoral Stream), Economics); Penn State University (B.S. with Honors and Distinction, Economics).
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