Yolanda Cao

Yolanda Cao is a serial entrepreneur with a strong background in AI automation and managed service providers (MSPs). She co-founded Everest, an AI startup from Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch, aiming to revolutionize IT support for MSPs by building AI support engineers. Her prior experience includes leading AI automation at Netflix, where her team operated with high efficiency, and founding RealtyReach, an AI-powered real estate marketing firm that achieved significant growth. ycombinator+2

Yolanda possesses a robust technical foundation in mathematical and computational sciences from the University of Washington, complemented by specialized continuing studies in Human-Computer Interaction and Human-Centered AI at Stanford University, and cybersecurity and data management at the University of Cambridge. Her engineering journey includes roles at DoorDash, Twitter (where she supported the Ads API), and Netflix. leviathanencyclopedia

Beyond her entrepreneurial and engineering endeavors, Yolanda has a commitment to fostering future talent, demonstrated by her roles as Hackathon Director and K-12 Computer Science (Python) Instructor at the Society of Women Engineers. leviathanencyclopedia