About
Andy Chen is cofounder and CTO at Nira Energy, a climate tech company. He previously worked at Palantir as a software engineer and product manager, and holds a degree in Computer Science from Brown University.
Founder at Nira EnergyYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Andy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Nira Energy's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Andy can intro founders to Nira Energy's investors below.
Nira Energy's investors · 2
Co-founders at Nira Energy
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Chris ArianteFounder
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Andrew MartinFounder
Experience
- Career BreakHealth and well-beingcurrent2026 — present
- Nira EnergyCo-Founder and CTO2021 — 2026
- SidekickCo-Founder and CEO2020 — 2021
- Palantir TechnologiesProduct Manager2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Palantir TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019
- Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2015 — 2017
- AbacusSoftware Engineer Intern2014 — 2015
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2014
- VenmoSoftware Engineering Intern2013 — 2014
- TripAdvisorSoftware Engineering Intern2012
- Morgan StanleySoftware Intern2010
Skills & more
Java11Python9React.js3Apache Spark8Product Management3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andy Chen?
- Andy Chen is cofounder and CTO at Nira Energy, a climate tech company. He previously worked at Palantir as a software engineer and product manager, and holds a degree in Computer Science from Brown University.
- Where does Andy Chen work?
- Andy Chen is Founder of Nira Energy.
- What companies did Andy Chen found?
- Andy Chen founded Nira Energy.
- Where did Andy Chen go to school?
- Andy Chen studied at Brown University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Stuyvesant High School.
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