About
Upeka Bee is co-founder and CEO of Diana. She previously led engineering for Gusto's HR platform and held roles at Salesforce and early-stage companies.
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Upeka Bee @upekabee
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Jul 14, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Upeka Bee @upekabee
Iβm noticing a pattern with these immigration updates: >> USCIS announces insane-sounding policy change >> causes huge uproar on x etc >> adjustments to policy make it more reasonable >> people still shell shocked for eg: the h1b $100k fine is now much more reasonable than
May 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Upeka Bee @upekabee
News: DianaHR's client operations have been acquired by @HireChore. π« We're going all in on @getdiana, an AI coworker for small businesses. Built DianaHR for 2 years. 90%+ client retention. Proud of every bit of it. But we saw a bigger opportunity. Diana lives in Slack, https://t.co/9dUmT3kHuz
May 8, 2026 Β· β₯ 13 Β· β 2
Founder at DianaYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Upeka went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Upeka can intro founders to Diana's investors below.
Diana's investors Β· 5
Co-founders at Diana
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DilanCo-founder
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Gautam
Experience
- Diana (YC W24)Founder and CEO2026San Francisco, California, United States
- DianaHRFounder and CEO2023 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Stealth StartupFounder and CEO2023 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- System2 FitnessAdvisory Head of Engineering2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoHead of Platform Engineering (People OS)2023San Francisco, California, United States
- GustoHead of Engineering, HR Platform2019 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoPrincipal Software Engineer, Payroll2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Titanic's EndCat Herder2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Various StartupsStartup Advisor | Angel Investor2019 β 2023
- BillMagicCreator2021 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SirenCo-Founder2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- YesPath (Acquired)Engineering Lead & Founding Team Member2015 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSenior Software Engineer2011 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSoftware Engineer2009 β 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceAssociate Software Engineer2008 β 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityTeaching Assistant: Managing Software Systems2007Greater Pittsburgh Region
- VirtusaSoftware Engineer2004 β 2005
- Goldsmiths, University of LondonTeaching Assistant: Software engineering project management2004
Education
- Y CombinatorW242024
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityMSE, Software Engineering2006 β 2007
- University of LondonBsc. (Hons), Computing and Information Systems2001 β 2004
- Harvard Business School OnlineThe Leadership Consortium by Frances Frei2018 β 2019
Skills & more
Business StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product ManagementEntrepreneurshipHuman Resources (HR)HR ConsultingOnboardingHR PoliciesPayroll ProcessingJava19Front-end Development2JavaScript5
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Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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Carnegie Mellon University mafia168
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Harvard Business School Online mafia22
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Jinal JhaveriDisruptive Strategy by Clayton Christensen,NegotiationFounded SchoolMint +1Sasha OrloffContinuing EducationFounded Lendup +1Santiago RibadeneiraDisruptive Strategy & Innovation - Clayton ChristensenFounded FastFarmaFrank Fazzinga IIICertificate in Disruptive StrategyFounded GracebeautyBrian VallelungaStrategy and LeadershipFounded DopplerMegan LacyCore: Credential of ReadinessFounded Lumineye
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Gusto mafia18
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Hemant TanejaBoard MemberFounded CommureEdward KimCo-founder and Head of TechnologyFounded Picwing +1Joshua ReevesCo-Founder & Head of Gusto (CEO). Building Gusto for the Long Term.Founded GustoTomer LondonCo-FounderFounded GustoNick BaumProduct ManagerFounded StoryworthNick DeMonnerSoftware EngineerFounded Seneca Systems
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Gusto mafia13
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Edward KimFounder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering TeamFounded PicwingNick BaumProduct ManagerFounded StoryworthNick DeMonnerSoftware EngineerFounded Seneca SystemsJaleh RezaeiHead of Marketing & BDFounded MutinyNick GervasiSoftware EngineeringFounded FlowdashOmar SkalliEmpowering Platform Engineering TeamFounded Flowdash
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Same school
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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
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University378
Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of London91
Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalJos WhiteGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalTeo Qi ShanInvestor Relations Associate at Jungle Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Business School Online135
MariaInvestor at InvestinorKelsey BeausoleilBusiness Development Network at Redpoint VenturesOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersJohn DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff RoseAdvisor at AI CapitalAnnina WinklerSenior Investment Manager - Water & AgriFood at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup330
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGΓΌimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs
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Also worked at Gusto40
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesJesse WedlerInvestor at CapitalGRavi GroverGeneral Partner at Data TechPejman NozadFounding Managing Partner at Pear VCLexi ReeseAdvisor at Avila
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Also worked at Salesforce232
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation Capital
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Also worked at Carnegie Mellon University133
Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorCindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesMaryanna SaenkoCo-founder at Future VenturesSalvador GalaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Ev3 Ventures LlcAndrew BartusiakSenior Associate at PeakSpan Capital Partners
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