Overview
Mao holds a Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics from Caltech [11]. Mao's career spans product management, trading, and venture capital [2]. Prior roles include Senior Product Manager at Google [8], Co-Founder and CEO of Tobiko Data [7], and Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at Fivetran [6]. Mao founded Hadron Labs, a development shop providing product, design, and engineering solutions to entrepreneurs [2][9], and has held a position as Owner and Board Member at Wursthall since December 2010 [5]. Currently, Mao serves as Venture Partner at MVP Ventures [1][4] and Founder and Managing Partner at Petrus Labs [3].
Profile introduction
An entrepreneurial and analytical product manager with a passion for new situations and interesting problems. I have worked in product management developing mobile products for Kiwi based in Palo Alto, CA and web products for Zynga based in San Francisco, CA. Currently, I manage Hadron Labs, a full-service development shop that assists entrepreneurs and teams with product, design, and engineering solutions. Prior to my product experience, I spent four years in high-frequency algorithmic trading by deploying trading strategies and managing portfolios with a focus on energy futures (with an em…
Career history
- Founder and Managing PartnerAug 2026 to presentPetrus Labs
- Venture PartnerJul 2026 to presentMVP Ventures
- Owner and Board MemberDec 2010 to presentWursthall
- Director Corporate Development and StrategyAug 2025 to Jun 2026Fivetran
- Co-Founder and CEOSep 2022 to Aug 2025Tobiko Data
- Senior Product ManagerMay 2019 to Sep 2022Google
- Founder2014 to 2020Hadron Labs
- Senior Product Manager2012 to 2014Kiwi, Inc.
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Astrophysics at Caltech2002 - 2006Education
- Crystal Springs Uplands School1995 - 2002
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