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Russ d'Sa

Founder

Founder/CEO at Meetyu

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMeetyu Β· YC

About

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

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Founder/CEO at MeetyuYC S07

Intro paths

YC

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

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In turn, Russ can intro founders to Meetyu's investors below.

Meetyu's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Experience

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

Education

  1. Y CombinatorSummer2007
  2. University of California, DavisMS, Computer Science2005 β€” 2006
  3. University of California, DavisBS w/ Honors, Computer Science2001 β€” 2005

Skills & more

Ruby on Rails13JavaScript11Objective-C5iOS2Ruby5Python9Rapid PrototypingIframesCSS2User Experience2Git2Scalability2
+2 moreAlgorithmsAPIs

From Russ's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Cisco mafia52

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Val AgostinoSr. Director, Head of Product and GrowthFounded Monarch +1PankajDirector, M&A | Investments | StrategyFounded AI21 LabsRajat MishraSenior Vice President/GM, Customer ExperienceFounded PrezentAnshul SadanaSenior Engineering Manager, GSBUFounded NexthopDug SongChief Strategy Officer, Cisco SecurityFounded Duo SecurityOmar TawakolVP CX Business Unit & GM Product Led Growth WebexFounded Rembrand

+ 45 more

University of California, Davis mafia31

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Arlen AbrahamBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Cascade Space +1Charles CallPhDFounded BioflyteKia BehniaB.A.Founded Agriculture Scout AIDavid SacarelosBachelor of Science (BS) - Electrical EngineeringFounded Orbital CompositesJon DishotskyManagerial EconomicsFounded StarcityRosanna YauBSFounded BackerKit

+ 24 more

23andMe mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Anne WojcickiCEO and FounderFounded 23andMePaul JohnsonGM, Consumer | COO, Consumer (ex CEO Lemonaid)Founded PauljohnsonAndrey PetrovSoftware EngineerFounded Habit LabsFrancis WongProduct Management MBA InternFounded AuricleHugo LamSoftware EngineerFounded HypaHubNizar BatadaSenior ScientistFounded Eugit Therapeutics

+ 1 more

Expa mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Luke GroesbeckBuilding ThingsFounded Foundation +1Jake SeipOperator in ResidenceFounded Aero +1Robin ChanAdvisorFounded RyeGarrett CampFounding PartnerFounded AeroMatthew SchwabAdvisorFounded BloomThat

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended University of California, Davis149

Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesBryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftAva EitzenPortfolio Support at 8VC

+ 143 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Medium20

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockAndrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground LabsKate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDaniel TanFund Director, Principal at Aera VCWarren ShaefferPartner at Pear VCMorgan BellerInvestor at NFX

+ 14 more

Also worked at Expa17

Arjun AroraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position VenturesRobin ChanInvestor at Goat CapitalSteve JangManaging Partner at Kindred VenturesGeorge RadfordPrincipal at Frontline VenturesRoberto SanabriaFounding Partner at Expa

+ 11 more

Also worked at 23andMe17

Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniDavid HartwigOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesLinda AveyManaging Partner, Humain Ventures at AIFEsther DysonInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesNajam KidwaiVenture Partner at Frontier VenturesNick NaclerioFounding Partner at Illumina Ventures

+ 11 more

Also worked at Cisco315

Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures

+ 309 more