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Kevin Li

Kevin Li

CMO at jo; co‑founder of Farmstead; product & growth leader

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Alameda, California
Joined March 2024

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Summary

Product‑first founder and growth operator: Kevin has consistently focused on building consumer products that solve operational problems (inventory/last‑mile at Farmstead; a proactive assistant at jo). His roles span product management, marketing, and founding teams — he blends hands‑on product work with GTM and growth strategy. techcrunch+2
Entrepreneurial operator in consumer infrastructure: As Farmstead’s co‑founder he helped build an AI‑driven grocery operations business (micro‑warehouses, ML for inventory) and later co‑founded jo, an AI assistant — showing a pattern of founding companies that combine product, operations, and ML/AI. ycombinator+2
Early mobile and games background informs product instincts: Kevin’s earlier roles (Kabam, Second Wave Games, World Golf Tour, MessageMe) show a multi‑year history in mobile/gaming/product marketing that likely shaped his user‑facing product and growth thinking. wellfound+1
YC founder and Bay Area startup network: Kevin is a Y Combinator alumnus (Farmstead S16; jo W24) and is active in the SF Bay Area founder community — public profiles and YC company pages document his participation in YC‑backed startups. ycombinator+2

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Judo, gymnastics rings, video games ycombinator+2

Notes

THTyler Hayessaid they would turn to
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if they needed advice on scaling growth or running marketing at a startup.

Mar 9, 2026

FEFharzana Elankumaransaid
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is someone they'd turn to if they needed a warm intro to top investors.

Feb 3, 2026

MMMatthew Mooresaid
KLKevin Li
is someone they'd turn to if they needed a warm intro to top investors.

Jan 29, 2026