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Yolanda Cao

Founder

Co-founder at Everest

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedEverest · YC

About

Yolanda Cao is a cofounder at Everest and previously worked in product and engineering roles at Netflix, Twitter Ads, and DoorDash. She also conducted research at Stanford.

Co-founder at EverestYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Yolanda went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Everest's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Yolanda can intro founders to Everest's investors below.

Co-founders at Everest

SMSpencer McKee
Spencer McKeeCo-founder

Experience

  1. GTIA - Global Technology Industry AssociationAI Advisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. Everest AICo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. RealtyReachCo-Founder2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  4. NetflixDeveloper Relations & Support2022 — 2024
  5. TwitterCustomer Engineer 2 - Developer Marketing2022Greater Seattle Area
  6. DoorDashSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
  7. Society of Women EngineersHackathon Director2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  8. Society of Women EngineersK-12 Computer Science (Python) Instructor2019 — 2021
  9. T-MobileProduct Management Intern2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  10. Morgan StanleySoftware Engineer Intern2020Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. Stanford UniversityWeb Developer & HCI Researcher2018 — 2019Stanford, CA
  12. The Port Authority of New York & New JerseySoftware Engineering PM Intern2018Greater New York City Area
  13. Goldman SachsInsight Series Participant2018
  14. Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs 2018 Undergraduate Camp2018
  15. University of ChicagoMachine Learning Research Intern @ Research Computing Center2018Greater Chicago Area
  16. CICCWinter Analyst2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Machine Learning48Software Engineering41Product Management40Agile Methodologies40Program Management38Strategic Communications31Human Computer Interaction31Product Innovation31Philanthropy31Entrepreneurship31Start-ups31Technical Program Management37
+12 moreCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Scrum MasterEngineering ManagementFull-Stack DevelopmentTechnical Product ManagementUX ResearchCI/CDGo (Programming Language)Public SpeakingTeamworkLeadershipReact.js

Languages American Sign Language · Chinese · English

  • Introduction to User Experience DesignCoursera

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yolanda Cao?
Yolanda Cao is a cofounder at Everest and previously worked in product and engineering roles at Netflix, Twitter Ads, and DoorDash. She also conducted research at Stanford.
Where does Yolanda Cao work?
Yolanda Cao is Co-founder of Everest.
What companies did Yolanda Cao found?
Yolanda Cao founded Everest.
Where did Yolanda Cao go to school?
Yolanda Cao studied at Y Combinator; University of Washington (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematical & Computational Sciences); Stanford University (Continuing Studies, Human Computer Interaction).

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