# Brian Yoo

> Brian Yoo is Chief Business Officer at FriendliAI, an AI inference platform that helps enterprises deploy and scale large language models faster and cheaper. Before joining FriendliAI in April 2026, he spent nearly a decade as COO at Moloco, where he scaled the AI-driven advertising company from 10 employees to 600+ and grew revenue over 500x to $250M+, helping it reach a ~$4 billion valuation. A Cornell-trained operations research engineer turned business operator, Yoo brings deep expertise in scaling AI-native companies through go-to-market strategy, financial operations, and global team building.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at FriendliAI
- **Organizations:** FriendliAI, Moloco, ROOY Inc., Kabam, Google, Capital One
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Engineering, Operations Research & Industrial Engineering, Cornell University, B.S., Operations Research & Industrial Engineering, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Scaled Moloco revenue 500x to $250M+ as COO over nearly a decade, Grew Moloco headcount from 10 to 600+ employees globally, Helped secure $180M+ in capital funding at Moloco

## Career timeline

- **2006-2009** — Senior Business Analyst at Capital One
- **2010-2013** — Capital Markets Analyst, Quantitative Analytics at Google
- **2013-2015** — Senior Product Manager at Kabam (mobile gaming)
- **2015-2016** — Chief Strategy Officer at ROOY Inc.
- **2016-2026** — Chief Operating Officer at Moloco - scaled from 10 to 600+ employees, revenue 500x to $250M+, company to ~$4B valuation
- **2026** — Joined FriendliAI as Chief Business Officer

## Achievements

- Scaled Moloco revenue 500x to $250M+ as COO over nearly a decade
- Grew Moloco headcount from 10 to 600+ employees globally
- Helped secure $180M+ in capital funding at Moloco
- Contributed to Moloco reaching approximately $4 billion valuation
- Built Finance, Marketing, HR, BizOps, Legal, IT, and Workplace Operations from scratch at Moloco
- Joined FriendliAI as CBO to lead next phase of growth following $20M seed extension

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — FriendliAI opens 7,000 sq ft San Francisco office in the historic Crown Point Press building; revenue trajectory targeting 10x growth in 2026 and another 10x in 2027
- **2026-04** — Appointed Chief Business Officer at FriendliAI, responsible for go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and revenue growth
- **2026-03** — FriendliAI launches InferenceSense - industry's first inference monetization platform ('AdSense for GPUs')
- **2025-08** — FriendliAI raises $20M seed extension led by Capstone Partners to expand go-to-market in North America and Asia

## Links

- Website: https://friendli.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoobrian

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Last updated: 2026-05-14