# Lily Shen

> Lily Shen is the Founder and CEO of Dimension, a San Francisco-based technology platform transforming waste management with data-driven, full-service solutions. A Princeton and Harvard Kennedy School graduate, she previously held roles at Niantic (Pokemon Go), Opendoor, Deloitte, and the Federal Reserve. Dimension, formerly Trash Warrior, has raised $19.5M in funding and operates in ~300 US cities with a mission to raise the national recycling rate from 35% to 75%.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Dimension
- **Organizations:** Dimension, Princeton Entrepreneurship Council, South Park Commons
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering (BSE), Operations Research & Financial Engineering, Princeton University, Master of Public Administration (MPA), Development Economics & International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
- **Known for:** Founded Dimension (formerly Trash Warrior) in 2019, growing it to 52 employees and operations in ~300 US cities, Raised $19.5M total funding including $8M Seed round from AltaIR Capital, 500 Global, Lightspeed, and Primavera Capital, Secured enterprise clients including Amazon, Instacart, Imperfect Foods, Hyatt, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Tuft & Needle

## Career timeline

- **2011-2013** — Senior Research Assistant, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- **2014** — Summer Associate, McKinsey & Company
- **2015** — Entrepreneur in Residence, IDG Capital Partners (organized international development conference in Beijing)
- **2015-2016** — Senior Consultant, Deloitte
- **2017** — China Initiative Lead, Opendoor (attracting retail buyers and partnering with Chinese businesses)
- **2017-2018** — Data Science Lead, Niantic (Pokemon Go growth and machine learning)
- **2018-2019** — Product Manager, Niantic
- **2019** — Founded Trash Warrior (later rebranded to Dimension)
- **2020** — Raised first funding round (Feb 2020); investors include 500 Global, Lightspeed
- **2022** — Rebranded company to Dimension; raised $8M Seed led by AltaIR Capital (Oct 2022)
- **2024-2026** — Scaling Dimension to ~300 US cities, 60,000+ orders, 52 employees

## Achievements

- Founded Dimension (formerly Trash Warrior) in 2019, growing it to 52 employees and operations in ~300 US cities
- Raised $19.5M total funding including $8M Seed round from AltaIR Capital, 500 Global, Lightspeed, and Primavera Capital
- Secured enterprise clients including Amazon, Instacart, Imperfect Foods, Hyatt, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Tuft & Needle
- Reached $10M annualized GMV and 60,000+ orders served
- Princeton Entrepreneurship Council member (Princeton Class of 2011)
- Featured in 500 Global's Women Invest campaign as a leading woman entrepreneur in waste management
- Built an AI price quoter product for on-demand waste removal

## Latest updates

- **2022-10** — Raised $8M Seed round led by AltaIR Capital; rebranded from Trash Warrior to Dimension
- **2024-03** — 500 Global featured Lily Shen in Women Invest/InvestInWomen campaign highlighting women breaking barriers in waste management

## Links

- Website: https://getdimension.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilydanqishen

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Last updated: 2026-05-12