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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.
Founder at DianaYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Upeka went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Diana's investors · 9
.406 VenturesBoston · $1M – $4M checks · since 2025AlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025HealthQuest CapitalRedwood City · since 2025James Beshara FundVeniceLRVHealthBoston · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2025Roar VenturesPalo Alto · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024
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Co-founders at Diana
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DilanCo-founder
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Dilan DaneFounder
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Dilan NanaFounder
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Tim ElserFounder
Experience
- Diana (YC W24)Founder and CEO2026San Francisco, California, United States
- DianaHRFounder and CEO2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Stealth StartupFounder and CEO2023 — 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 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoPrincipal Software Engineer, Payroll2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Titanic's EndCat Herder2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Various StartupsStartup Advisor | Angel Investor2019 — 2023
- BillMagicCreator2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SirenCo-Founder2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- YesPath (Acquired)Engineering Lead & Founding Team Member2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSenior Software Engineer2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSoftware Engineer2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceAssociate Software Engineer2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityTeaching Assistant: Managing Software Systems2007Greater Pittsburgh Region
- VirtusaSoftware Engineer2004 — 2005
- Goldsmiths, University of LondonTeaching Assistant: Software engineering project management2004
Skills & more
Business StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product ManagementEntrepreneurshipHuman Resources (HR)HR ConsultingOnboardingHR PoliciesPayroll ProcessingJava19Front-end Development2JavaScript5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Upeka Bee?
- 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.
- Where does Upeka Bee work?
- Upeka Bee is Founder of Diana.
- What companies did Upeka Bee found?
- Upeka Bee founded Diana.
- Where did Upeka Bee go to school?
- Upeka Bee studied at Y Combinator (W24); Carnegie Mellon University (MSE, Software Engineering); University of London (Bsc. (Hons), Computing and Information Systems).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,601
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Carnegie Mellon University mafia554
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer ScienceFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenAndrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +4Jonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4
Salesforce mafia228
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ ContentfulFounded Contentful +6Steve LucasSVP, Platform Marketing & Force.comFounded Adobe +3Scott CollisonVice President, Platform Partners & Go to MarketFounded Personify +2Suhaas PrasadSoftware DeveloperFounded Onos Health AI for behavioral health management Health +2Eric TobiasVice President, ProductFounded Opendate +1Tal BrownSenior Director, Product ManagementFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1
Harvard Business School Online mafia114
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jinal JhaveriDisruptive Strategy by Clayton Christensen,NegotiationFounded SchoolMint +1Sasha OrloffContinuing EducationFounded LendUp +1Jim CrowellCore: Credential of ReadinessFounded SageHouse +1Joseph SchneierCertificate in Health Care EconomicsFounded Cinematic Health Education +1Whit SchraderCertificateFounded Pearescope +1Yuriy BraterskyyDesigning Organizational StructureFounded Superagent +1
University of London mafia51
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Wim Van CriekingeMasterFounded Lizard +1Anand KrishnaBSc FinanceFounded Inkle +1Abasi Ene-ObongPhD- Barts and the London School of Medicine and DentistryFounded Syndicate Bio +1Paul CastellaBScFounded Hera BiotechSiddharth NayyarB.Sc. Economics (H)Founded AfkgamingAtiq RazaBachelor's DegreeFounded Calient Technologies, Inc.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University780
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital
+ 774 more
Also attended University of London185
Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesAnneleen PeetersNon-executive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRoxanne RoukozCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalJos WhiteGeneral Partner at Notion Capital
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Also attended Harvard Business School Online311
MariaInvestor at InvestinorKelsey BeausoleilBusiness Development Network at Redpoint VenturesOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersJohn DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff RoseAdvisor at AI CapitalRob AckermanAdvisor at TFX Capital
+ 305 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup545
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
+ 539 more
Also worked at Gusto58
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesJesse WedlerInvestor at CapitalGRavi GroverGeneral Partner at Data TechPejman NozadFounding Managing Partner at Pear VCMeg HeinzVice President, Payments at Mainsail Partners
+ 52 more
Also worked at Salesforce478
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceParker HarrisCo-founder of SalesforceViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation Ventures
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Also worked at Carnegie Mellon University282
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIJavier 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 Llc
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