# Catherine Jiang

> Catherine Jiang is the founder and CEO of Dill, a Y Combinator-backed (W23) software company that helps construction suppliers automate accounts receivable, online payments, credit applications, and lien rights management to get paid faster. A second-time founder, she previously co-founded SiteTrace (acquired by BuildCentrix) and was a product manager at Yelp. She holds a B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford. Dill launched in 2023 serving foodservice distributors and later refocused on the construction supply chain, where late payments and paper-based invoicing choke cash flow.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Dill
- **Organizations:** Dill, SiteTrace, Yelp, Founders Couch, Asset Management Ventures, MASSE, Y Combinator (W23)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Symbolic Systems, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of Dill (YC W23), Second-time founder; prior startup SiteTrace was acquired by BuildCentrix, Helped customers get paid 20% faster and reclaim 20 hours per week

## Career timeline

- **Stanford** — Earned a B.S. in Symbolic Systems, Stanford's interdisciplinary blend of computer science, philosophy, linguistics, and psychology
- **Early career** — Product Manager at Yelp
- **First startup** — Co-founded SiteTrace as CTO/Product; the B2B commerce startup was acquired by BuildCentrix
- **2022** — Founded Dill to bring invoicing and payments online for the food supply chain
- **2023** — Dill goes through Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch and launches publicly for foodservice distributors
- **2023** — Raised seed funding (~$500K-$630K reported)
- **2024-2025** — Refocused Dill on construction suppliers - automating accounts receivable, payments, credit applications, and lien rights management

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of Dill (YC W23)
- Second-time founder; prior startup SiteTrace was acquired by BuildCentrix
- Helped customers get paid 20% faster and reclaim 20 hours per week
- Built a team spanning engineering and founding sales in San Francisco
- B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Dill profiled as an active YC W23 company helping construction suppliers automate AR, payments, and credit applications; still operating on its 2023 seed round.
- **2024-04** — Hiring a founding SDR for YC-backed construction software, signaling Dill's go-to-market push into the trades.

## Links

- Website: https://usedill.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinehuijiang/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/cathjiang

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Last updated: 2026-06-25