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- Charlene Wang@hsinleiwangFounder/CEO · EmberF24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Warren WangFounder/CTO · EmberF24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Ritika ShrivastavaFounder/CTO · Ember RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Shivani MouleeswaranFounder/CEO · Ember RoboticsS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Benjamin Balazs@benjaminbalazsFounder · MentorcamS21Education · Los Angeles
- Evan DancerFounder/CTO/Lead Engineer - Javascript (Ember), Ruby (Rails), React Native · CribspotW15Real Estate and Construction · Ann Arbor
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Charlene WangEmberFounder/CEOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25https://x.com/hsinleiwangWarren WangEmberFounder/CTOFall 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States25—Ritika ShrivastavaEmber RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Shivani MouleeswaranEmber RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2—Benjamin BalazsMentorcamFounderSummer 2021EducationLos Angeles, United States9https://x.com/benjaminbalazsEvan DancerCribspotFounder/CTO/Lead Engineer - Javascript (Ember), Ruby (Rails), React NativeWinter 2015Real Estate and ConstructionAnn Arbor, United States2—
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Jason Okra
Founder/CEO·Wayline
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size5
BatchSummer 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO and Co-founder of Wayline. Jason formerly led WeWork’s commercial $110M All-Access business, ran the WeLive coliving product, headed software development at the hospitality provider Jupe (YC S21, Initialized-backed), and advised apartment-finder Kopa (W19). Previous to that, he founded and bootstrapped Baker Street, a boutique property management company to $1M ARR. In addition, Jason founded the multi-family prop-tech startup Cribspot (YC W15), with the team joining Apartmentlist in 2018.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- W15CribspotInactive
- S25WaylineActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
Wayline
AI voice for property managers
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websitewayline.com
Team size5
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LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2025
Co-foundersEric Rowell@ericdrowell
