# Shannon Wu

> Shannon Wu is the San Francisco-based founder and CEO of OpenHome, which supplies voice AI software and development hardware for conversational devices. A Stanford graduate, she previously founded growth consultancy Mr. Progress, served on Bloom’s founding team, and worked with MakerDAO. Her public work spans developer communities, digital identity, technology writing, and the OpenHomies podcast.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at OpenHome
- **Organizations:** OpenHome, Mr. Progress, Bloom, MakerDAO, Identity Review, FOUNDER.org, Lumina Capital
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded Mr. Progress and OpenHome., Served on the Bloom founding team and led go-to-market work., Worked on MakerDAO and the launch of Dai.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Learned about blockchain while a Stanford student, according to her 2019 interview.
- **After graduating from Stanford; date not established** — Founded growth marketing consultancy Mr. Progress.
- **2017** — Identified herself as part of the Bloom team in a November article.
- **2019** — Discussed Bloom’s identity tools and reported that its consumer app had passed one million downloads.
- **2020** — Listed as cofounder of Identity Review in an ACRP event brochure.
- **2023** — Founded OpenHome; the supplied company profile places incorporation in 2023.
- **2024** — Authored OpenHome’s June 27 developer grant announcement, offering selected projects up to $50,000.
- **2025** — Appeared with sister Amy Wu on Skin in the Game; launched OpenHomies with an episode featuring Ahmed Bouzid.
- **2026** — OpenHome announced a Japan developer program with ElevenLabs on July 28.

## Achievements

- Founded Mr. Progress and OpenHome.
- Served on the Bloom founding team and led go-to-market work.
- Worked on MakerDAO and the launch of Dai.
- Cofounded Identity Review.
- Hosted OpenHomies, beginning with a conversation with former Amazon Echo Smart Home product leader Ahmed Bouzid.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — OpenHome announced a selective Japan developer program with ElevenLabs, offering accepted developers voice credits plus Japanese and English documentation and community support.
- **2026-01** — Headline Asia published a Founder Journey interview discussing Wu’s developer ecosystem experience, OpenHome, and Japan.
- **2025-10** — OpenHome introduced OpenHomies with Shannon Wu; episode one featured Ahmed Bouzid.

## Links

- Website: https://openhome.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonwu
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/shannon_wu

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Last updated: 2026-10-21