# Daniel Ong

> Daniel Ong is co-founder of Menlo Research; Jan builder. Jan on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-27

Co-founder of Menlo Research; Jan builder.

- LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/danielong
- X: https://x.com/dan_menlo

## What Daniel builds

- [Jan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jan.md), graded D, 51.4/100, in Local AI. Open-source desktop app for running models locally or connecting to cloud models with the user's API keys. Co-founder of Menlo Research; Jan builder, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Alan Dao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alan-dao/), Jan contributor and Jan model-family creator
- [Nicole Zhu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/nicole-zhu/), Co-founder of Menlo Research

## Questions

### Who is Daniel Ong?

Daniel Ong is co-founder of Menlo Research; Jan builder.

### What does Menlo Research make?

Anchor Terminal lists Jan from Menlo Research. Open-source desktop app for running models locally or connecting to cloud models with the user's API keys.

### How are Daniel's tools graded?

Jan is graded D, 51.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://jan.ai
- https://sg.linkedin.com/in/danielong
- https://x.com/dan_menlo
- https://menlo.ai/company
- https://sg.linkedin.com/in/nicolezhu
- https://x.com/freelerobot
- https://alandao.net/about
- https://github.com/janhq/jan
- https://x.com/alandao_ai
- https://www.jan.ai/
- https://menlo.ai
- https://x.com/jandotai

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