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Y Combinator promotes Diana Hu, former Pokémon GO AR engineering lead, to managing partner

Hu previously advised 230 startups valued at $7 billion.

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Garry Tan@garrytan#121inTech

So proud to call @sdianahu managing partner at YC. Her ability to help founders is incredible. Our community is so lucky to have her ability, empathy, and prescience.

Y Combinator@ycombinator

We're excited to announce Diana Hu (@sdianahu) as YC's newest Managing Partner.

Diana co-founded Escher Reality (YC S17), which was acquired by Niantic, where she shipped AR to the 100M+ people playing Pokémon GO. Since returning to YC as a partner, she has worked with nearly 230 companies that are now worth a combined $7 billion.

Few people have built a startup from zero and also shipped at global scale. Diana has done both.

https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/diana-hu-managing-partner

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Many users congratulated Diana Hu on her appointment as Y Combinator's newest managing partner, calling it well deserved.

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Tom Blomfield@t_blom

@ycombinator @sdianahu Diana is one of the driving forces behind YC. Huge congratulations!

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Y Combinator@ycombinator

We're excited to announce Diana Hu (@sdianahu) as YC's newest Managing Partner.

Diana co-founded Escher Reality (YC S17), which was acquired by Niantic, where she shipped AR to the 100M+ people playing Pokémon GO. Since returning to YC as a partner, she has worked with nearly 230 companies that are now worth a combined $7 billion.

Few people have built a startup from zero and also shipped at global scale. Diana has done both.

https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/diana-hu-managing-partner

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capy@CapyWisdom

@ycombinator @sdianahu On the other side of the pond we rolled up a few garage door manufacturers and it was worth 5b

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Diana@sdianahu

I'm deeply grateful and honored

YC has changed my life twice: first as a founder, and now as someone who gets to back and support ambitious talent that's unproven

feel lucky to do this work, and even luckier to do it with people I admire so much

Y Combinator@ycombinator

We're excited to announce Diana Hu (@sdianahu) as YC's newest Managing Partner.

Diana co-founded Escher Reality (YC S17), which was acquired by Niantic, where she shipped AR to the 100M+ people playing Pokémon GO. Since returning to YC as a partner, she has worked with nearly 230 companies that are now worth a combined $7 billion.

Few people have built a startup from zero and also shipped at global scale. Diana has done both.

https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/diana-hu-managing-partner

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Zeno Rocha@zenorocha

@ycombinator @koomen @sdianahu diana pushed me in so many ways, and we wouldn’t be where we are if it weren’t for her. super lucky to have her on our corner

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Jason Freedman@jasonfreedman

@ycombinator @sdianahu Relentlessly helpful to help the very best Founders become better

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Dalton Caldwell@daltonc

@ycombinator @sdianahu Congratulations Diana!

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Hang Huang@hanghuang_

@ycombinator @sdianahu well deserved, congrats @sdianahu!

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Ankit Gupta@agupta

@ycombinator @sdianahu woot!!

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Jon Flaig@jonrobflaig

@ycombinator @sdianahu Well deserved! Literally yesterday was showing my gf the YC partners that I watch/listen to and specifically was like "this is Diana. She rocks!". True story.

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Hetong Li@HetongLi

@ycombinator @sdianahu As a YC alum, this is such an awesome news! More female and Asian faces in forefront of tech!!

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capy@CapyWisdom

@ycombinator @sdianahu I think the problem is if you work with 230 companies and they’re only worth 7b something is wrong with your scaling or selection model

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Alfred Lin@Alfred_Lin

@sdianahu Congrats Diana!

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Archit Bhargava@archbhargava

@ycombinator @sdianahu Many congratulations @sdianahu !

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Evi@EviOutside

@ycombinator @sdianahu zero-to-one plus global-scale scars is pretty much the YC final boss resume

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Skyler Chan@skyler_chan_

@ycombinator @sanchitmonga22 @sdianahu Congrats @sdianahu !

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Ali A.@roboalias

@ycombinator @sdianahu Congrats Diana, well deserved 🦾

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Bora | Reacher@BoraMutluoglu

@ycombinator @sdianahu Congrats @sdianahu !!

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Daniel Foch@danielfoch

@ycombinator @sdianahu Epic congrats @sdianahu

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