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Russ d'Sa

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Founder/CEO at Meetyu · Founder at LiveKit

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLiveKitMeetyu · YC

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About

Russ d'Sa is the founder and CEO of LiveKit, a real-time communication platform.

Founder/CEO at MeetyuYC S07

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YC

Russ went through Y Combinator (Summer 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Meetyu's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2007

Founder at LiveKit

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LiveKit's investors · 6

Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026FoundersSan Francisco · $250K checksHanabi CapitalPalo Alto · since 2026Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026

Experience

  1. LiveKitCEOcurrent2021 — presentEverywhere
  2. MediumProduct2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Evie Labs (Acquired by Medium)Founder2013 — 2019Palo Alto, California
  4. ExpaEmployee 12013
  5. TwitterEngineer2009 — 2012
  6. 23andMeEngineer2008 — 2009
  7. Blue Frog GamingFounder2007 — 2008
  8. MeetYouFounder2007
  9. CiscoEngineer2006 — 2007
  10. UC DavisResearcher2005 — 2006

Skills & more

Ruby on Rails13JavaScript11Objective-C5iOS2Ruby5Python9Rapid PrototypingIframesCSS2User Experience2Git2Scalability2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Russ d'Sa?
Russ d'Sa is the founder and CEO of LiveKit, a real-time communication platform.
Where does Russ d'Sa work?
Russ d'Sa is Founder of LiveKit and Founder/CEO at Meetyu.
What companies did Russ d'Sa found?
Russ d'Sa founded LiveKit, Meetyu.
Where did Russ d'Sa go to school?
Russ d'Sa studied at Y Combinator (Summer); University of California, Davis (MS, Computer Science); University of California, Davis (BS w/ Honors, Computer Science).

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