Glenn So
Glenn So is Building something new at Stealth Startup, with past experience at StudAngels, Various Startups, Personal goal pursuit, studied at GOBELINS Paris.
Bio
I am a technology leader and seed investor currently building at a stealth startup. Previously, I served as CTO at YOLO Technologies, where I scaled a social application to millions of users, and have held senior engineering roles at companies including BlaBlaCar. I am experienced in scaling consumer products and currently support early-stage ventures through StudAngels.
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Work Experience
Seed Investor at StudAngels
CTO - Consumer Produtc.x at Various Startups
Venture-backed AI project serving a major European retailer (€X00M+ in annual revenue). Uder NDA on the specifics
Career break at Personal goal pursuit
Learned Japanese full-time to professional proficiency (JLPT N2). Built a network across Japan
CTO at YOLO Technologies, Inc.
Fastest Growing Social Apps of it's time - Scaled to millions Thumbnail for Teen hit Yolo raises $8M to let you Snapchat anonymously Teen hit Yolo raises $8M to let you Snapchat anonymously It wasn’t a fad. Yolo became the country’s No. 1 app just a week after launch by letting teens ask for anonymous replies to questions they posted on Snapchat. But nine months later, Yolo is still in the top 100 iOS apps and has 10 million active users. Thumbnail for #1 app YOLO Q&A is the Snapchat platform’s 1st hit #1 app YOLO Q&A is the Snapchat platform’s 1st hit There’s a new teen app sensation. Anonymous question-asking app YOLO has rocketed to the #1 US app position just a week after launching thanks to Snapchat. Built on top of the Snap Kit platform, YOLO uses Snapchat for login and Bitmoji profile pics to... Thumbnail for YOLO: The fastest-growing app in the US & UK, ahead of TikTok YOLO: The fastest-growing app in the US & UK, ahead of TikTok TikTok’s growth shows no sign of stopping, with global time spent in the app growing three-fold over the course of 2019. But it was a little-known anonymous Q&A app called Yolo that had the highest growth in both the UK and US over the past year, pushing TikTok into second place. Node.js, Go and +3 skills
Senior Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar
Leading Development Teams
Senior Software Engineer at Self Employed
Built for Startups and ScaleUps Node.js, Android Development and +3 skills
Senior Software Engineer at Passions - Rencontrez des +50 ans passionnés
Android Development and Kotlin
Computer Science Instructor at GOBELINS
CS 101 Computer Science Education and Computer Software Training
Senior Software Engineer at Workwell
Founder at xybrid
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Programming, Specific Applications at GOBELINS Paris
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Computer Software Technology/Technician at Université Paris 13
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Glenn So?
I am a technology leader and seed investor currently building at a stealth startup. Previously, I served as CTO at YOLO Technologies, where I scaled a social application to millions of users, and have held senior engineering roles at companies including BlaBlaCar. I am experienced in scaling consumer products and currently support early-stage ventures through StudAngels.
What is Glenn So's professional background?
Glenn So's experience includes: Building something new at Stealth Startup (Oct 2025 – Present); Seed Investor at StudAngels (Jan 2024 – Present); CTO - Consumer Produtc.x at Various Startups (2024 – Jul 2025); Career break at Personal goal pursuit (Nov 2022 – Jan 2024); CTO at YOLO Technologies, Inc. (Apr 2019 – Sep 2022); Senior Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar (Jan 2019 – Sep 2019); Senior Software Engineer at Self Employed (May 2017 – Apr 2019); Senior Software Engineer at Passions - Rencontrez des +50 ans passionnés (Nov 2018 – Feb 2019); Computer Science Instructor at GOBELINS (Mar 2015 – Nov 2017); Senior Software Engineer at Workwell (Aug 2017 – Oct 2017); Founder at xybrid (2025 – Present).
Where did Glenn So study?
Bachelor's degree, Computer Programming, Specific Applications at GOBELINS Paris; Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Computer Software Technology/Technician at Université Paris 13.
How can I find Glenn So online?
Glenn So can be found at: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/glenn-sonna-99b18261.