About
Akira Tong is co-founder and CTO at Arga Labs. Previously, he worked as a software engineer at Stripe and as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs, and completed his degree at age 19.
Founder at Arga LabsYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Akira went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Arga Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Akira can intro founders to Arga Labs's investors below.
Arga Labs's investors · 3
Co-founders at Arga Labs
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Phillip LiFounder
Experience
- Arga Labs (YC X26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UBC Trading GroupQuantitative Researcher2024 — 2026Vancouver, BC
- StripeSoftware Engineer Intern2025Seattle, WA
- Goldman SachsQuantitative Analyst2024Hong Kong SAR
- BoeingSoftware Development Intern2023Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- GoogleResearch Fellow2023Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- The University of British ColumbiaResearch Intern2023Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- GoogleSoftware Product Sprint2022
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)3Algorithms2
Languages English · Mandarin
- RCM ARCT Technical Exam — The Royal Conservatory of Music
From Akira's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akira Tong?
- Akira Tong is co-founder and CTO at Arga Labs. Previously, he worked as a software engineer at Stripe and as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs, and completed his degree at age 19.
- Where does Akira Tong work?
- Akira Tong is Founder of Arga Labs.
- What companies did Akira Tong found?
- Akira Tong founded Arga Labs.
- Where did Akira Tong go to school?
- Akira Tong studied at The University of British Columbia (Bachelor’s Degree, Hons. Computer Science and Business); Y Combinator (X26).
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