Aaron Chew
FounderFounder at Synthetic Society
New York, New York, United States
FoundedSynthetic Society · YC
About
Aaron Chew studied computer science at Columbia before joining fun.xyz as an early employee. He was a finalist in the USA Computing Olympiad.
Founder at Synthetic SocietyYC S25
Intro paths
Aaron went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Synthetic Society's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Aaron can intro founders to Synthetic Society's investors below.
Synthetic Society's investors · 5
Co-founders at Synthetic Society
Experience
- Synthetic SocietyFounder (YC S25)current2025 — present
- Z FellowsZ Fellow2023
- FunFounding Engineer2021 — 2023
- MIT Media LabBitcoin Researcher2020
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Chew?
- Aaron Chew studied computer science at Columbia before joining fun.xyz as an early employee. He was a finalist in the USA Computing Olympiad.
- Where does Aaron Chew work?
- Aaron Chew is Founder of Synthetic Society.
- What companies did Aaron Chew found?
- Aaron Chew founded Synthetic Society.
- Where did Aaron Chew go to school?
- Aaron Chew studied at Columbia University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator (S25 Batch).
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