About
Sara Du is founder and architect of Ando, a team messaging platform designed for small, AI-native teams. The company focuses on product refinement and user experience details as it competes in the team communication software market.
Experience
- AndoFounder & Architectcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- -Angelcurrent2019 — present
- Alloy AutomationCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2025
- The Thiel FoundationFellow2022 — 2024
- Snap Inc.Engineer2019
Education
- Harvard UniversityBachelor's, Incomplete
- Y CombinatorW20
Skills & more
Memes42Product Design8UX Design7Software Development28Swift32C++12JavaScript15Objective-C7Public Speaking12Technical Product Management7
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sara Du work?
- Sara Du is at Tq Ventures Llc.
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