I'm building an AI start-up
Hi, you're either here from Lark or clicked through elsewhere 👋 I'm Jeffrey, a 23 year old software engineer in Sydney who's a builder and start-up enthusiast at heart.
At TikTok, I was on the Live Campaign - Revenue team. Before that, I was an early engineer at Relevance AI from seed to Series A designing and building their core agentic AI products — then, a founding engineer at Everlab building infra, tooling and apps to help people live longer.
With experience in big tech and start-ups now, I've decided it's time to step away and build something I'm proud of. It's another AI start-up, but as I and my co-founder have a sharp eye for great design and product, we hope to do something cool 🪄🧙
What's your idea?
It's a secret for now.
When are you launching?
Waitlist and beta dropping later this year.
Where can I follow along?
For now, @jeffreydyao on Instagram, where I'll post content, and my LinkedIn for more formal announcements.
Once we drop a waitlist, we'll have a website and official social media accounts. You should really follow along, we're trying to do something great!
Who's your co-founder?
I'm doing this with my partner, Megan, who was previously a PM at Bright and worked in Strategy/Ops at Uber.
Are you looking for engineers?
Not at this point in time, and probably not for a long while. The best place to stay updated is my LinkedIn 😊
Can I stay in touch with you?
I'm always interested in being friends with people who love to build and/or are passionate about engineering/design! Please feel free to reach out 😄
And if you'd like advice on start-ups here in Sydney or in general, feel free to also reach out - the way I got started was through the kindness of people who offered their time generously to me, so in the same way, I'm always more than happy to chat.