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Julia Schottenstein
Professional in Building at LangChain, Venture Investor, and Forbes 30 under 30 Honoree
Julia Schottenstein is a product leader and investor with extensive experience in the data and technology sectors. Here are some key details about her career and background:
Professional Experience
Julia most recently worked as a Product Manager at dbt Labs from 2021 to August 2023.3 At dbt Labs, she:
- Helped build their cloud product used by over 8,000 companies for data transformations
- Supported a community of 50,000+ analytics engineers
- Contributed to 30x growth in annual recurring revenue4
Prior to dbt Labs, Julia was a Principal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a venture capital firm, from 2018 to 2021.3 At NEA, she:
- Invested in open source, dev tools, data, and infrastructure companies
- Served on the boards of Sentry and Metabase1
Current Role
As of August 2023, Julia joined LangChain as employee #10, leading their commercial go-to-market strategy.45 LangChain is a framework for developing applications powered by large language models.
Education and Early Career
Julia has a background in computer science from Stanford University.3 Her early career included roles in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and technology M&A at Qatalyst Partners.3
Additional Activities
- Co-hosts the dbt Labs Analytics Engineering Podcast2
- Active angel investor in data and infrastructure startups2
- Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list3
Julia is known for her expertise in open source business models, data transformation, and the modern data stack. She has been a prominent voice in the analytics engineering community through her work at dbt Labs and her podcast appearances.
