Siong Ong

Siong Ong is a Co-Founder at New Co. since May 2018, specializing in hiring across various positions after a decade of experience in Silicon Valley. Ong also serves as an Advisor and Investor at Agave and was a Member of Technical Staff and Co-Founder at Prefer from October 2015 to March 2018. Previous experience includes roles at Envoy as a Member of Technical Staff, contributing to a sophisticated visitor registration system, and co-founding Apartment 7, Inc., which developed multiple online dating applications. Ong co-founded Serendipity Machine Inc. and created DailyMuses, the first product of that company, and was an iPhone Developer for Loopt, managing a popular application with significant user engagement. Early career involvement includes co-founding graffitiGeo, backed by Y Combinator, and web development work for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, enhancing their archival system. Siong Ong holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and participated in Y Combinator in the summer of 2009.