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Amy Yan

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Co-Founder at Nowadays (YC S23)
📍 Mercer Island, Washington, United States

Amy Yan is the Co-Founder of Nowadays, an AI-powered event management platform backed by Y Combinator. A Johns Hopkins University graduate, she has prior experience at Google and Facebook. People who have sought her mentorship describe her as genuine, friendly, and inspiring.

Outside of her startup, Amy is passionate about sharing her journey of being a founder while also being a mother. She is dedicated to helping others, frequently offering career advice and mentorship to students and young professionals navigating the tech industry.

Amy co-founded her company with her sister, Anna, and was selected to be the Johns Hopkins University Commencement speaker in 2016.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mercer Island, Washington, United States
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AI in Event Tech
Her company, Nowadays, leverages AI to automate event planning, aiming to be the "modern Cvent for the AI era. "
Travel Technology
Nowadays was named one of PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026 and won awards at the Business Travel Show.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Co-Founder
Nowadays (YC S23)
11-2022 - 6-2023
Strategy & Operations Program Manager, Global Acquisitions
Google
7-2020 - 10-2022
Strategy & Operations Analyst, Global Acquisitions
Google
6-2020 - 4-2023
#1 Amazon Best-Selling Author
Wise Ink Creative Publishing
1-2019 - 7-2020
Business Operations Analyst, Facebook App
Facebook
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Education
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Y Combinator
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
The Johns Hopkins University
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