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) 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· 8
.406 VenturesBoston Β· $1M β $4M checks Β· since 2025AlleyCorpNew York Β· $1M β $5M checks Β· since 2025General CatalystSan Francisco Β· $30M checks Β· since 2025HealthQuest CapitalRedwood City Β· since 2025LRVHealthBoston Β· $500K β $1M checks Β· since 2025Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park Β· $10M β $30M checks Β· since 2025Roar VenturesPalo Alto Β· since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2024
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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
Skills & more
Business StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product ManagementEntrepreneurshipHuman Resources (HR)HR ConsultingOnboardingHR PoliciesPayroll ProcessingJava19Front-end Development2JavaScript5
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RESTSoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesScrumWeb ServicesDistributed SystemsCloud ComputingScalabilitySOAnpmJUnitAntFrom Upeka's professional profile.
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 mafia9,496
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Hotspots
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Y Combinator mafia5,145
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Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyGleb ChuvpiloAlumFounded Pager +4IanFounded Apex Technology +3
+ 5,138 more
Carnegie Mellon University mafia330
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIJoshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenAndrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3William GuttmanDistinguished Service Professor of Economics & Special Advisor to ProvostFounded CurvePoint +3
+ 323 more
Salesforce mafia120
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexander BruehlCo-Investor β¨ ContentfulFounded Contentful +4Eric TobiasVice President, ProductFounded Opendate +1John DillonCEOFounded Hyperion Solutions +1Richard SocherChief Scientist, EVPFounded Aixventures +1Dave KelloggSVP/GM of Service CloudFounded Marklogic +1Paul HsiaoInvestorFounded PipeDreams +1
+ 113 more
Harvard Business School Online mafia49
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jinal JhaveriDisruptive Strategy by Clayton Christensen,NegotiationFounded SchoolMint +1Sasha OrloffContinuing EducationFounded LendUp +1Viswa Colluru, PhDHBX Core: Credential of ReadinessFounded Enveda Biosciences +1Santiago RibadeneiraDisruptive Strategy & Innovation - Clayton ChristensenFounded FastFarmaBen ScruggsCORe: Credential of ReadinessFounded Altis BiosystemsZach KaplanBusinessFounded Inventables
+ 42 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University528
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 HeyGenAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
+ 522 more
Also attended University of London135
Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesAnneleen PeetersNon-executive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalJos WhiteGeneral Partner at Notion Capital
+ 129 more
Also attended Harvard Business School Online216
MariaInvestor at InvestinorKelsey BeausoleilBusiness Development Network at Redpoint VenturesOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersJohn DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff RoseAdvisor at AI CapitalRobAdvisor at TFX Capital
+ 210 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup377
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
+ 371 more
Also worked at Gusto44
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
+ 38 more
Also worked at Salesforce304
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
+ 298 more
Also worked at Carnegie Mellon University201
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIDiana 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
+ 195 more