# Aaron Sekhri

> Aaron Sekhri is the co-founder and CEO of Le Walk, a New York startup that turns your headphones into a hands-free local tour guide. After product roles at Uber ATG's self-driving program and TikTok, where he built the mini-program developer platform, Sekhri left the infinite scroll behind to build something that makes people look up. Le Walk delivers GPS-triggered audio tours narrated by real expert guides in 22 languages, and launched publicly in September 2025 with a $4.1 million seed round co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Le Walk
- **Organizations:** Le Walk, TikTok, Uber ATG, Andreessen Horowitz, Stanford University
- **From:** Hong Kong
- **Education:** B.S. in Symbolic Systems, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Le Walk, a location-based immersive audio tour startup, Raised a $4.1 million seed round co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with Origins Fund and Point72 Ventures participating, Grew Le Walk to 110,000+ downloads, 160,000+ social followers, and 20,000+ tours taken during beta

## Career timeline

- **—** — Grew up in Hong Kong
- **—** — Studied Symbolic Systems at Stanford University
- **—** — Product Manager at Uber ATG, owning the third-party self-driving program to launch partner autonomous vehicles on the Uber network
- **—** — Product Manager at TikTok, leading the mini-program platform (TikTok Jump), mini-game product, and paywalled content business used by 30+ companies and tens of millions of users
- **—** — Served as a Scout for Andreessen Horowitz
- **2025-02** — Le Walk launched in Paris in beta
- **2025-09** — Le Walk launched publicly with a $4.1M seed round co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Le Walk, a location-based immersive audio tour startup
- Raised a $4.1 million seed round co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with Origins Fund and Point72 Ventures participating
- Grew Le Walk to 110,000+ downloads, 160,000+ social followers, and 20,000+ tours taken during beta
- Built tours available in 22 languages across Paris, Versailles, Florence, and Rome
- At TikTok, built a developer mini-program platform adopted by 30+ companies reaching tens of millions of users
- Owned Uber ATG's third-party self-driving program

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Le Walk launched publicly and announced a $4.1M seed round co-led by Adverb Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with Origins Fund and Point72 Ventures participating.
- **2025-09** — Expanded beyond Paris to Versailles, Florence, and Rome, with Barcelona and London planned, targeting 25+ destinations by summer 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://lewalk.app
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-sekhri/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HbueEAdQl0

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Last updated: 2026-06-25