Austin Chang
InvestorFounderCEO at Fridge · Former Growth Partner at Initialized Capital
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFridge · YC
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About
Austin Chang previously held Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles at companies focused on artificial intelligence platforms, hardware/software, spatial computing, and voice-based AI. He founded Fridge, a group-based social networking platform, through Y Combinator's Summer 2010 batch, which was later acquired by Google.
CEO at FridgeYC S10
Intro paths
Austin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Austin can intro founders to Fridge's investors below.
Fridge's investors · 6
Co-founders at Fridge
Investments
Investor
10x ScienceAbInitio BioAemonAerogen SystemsAgency Tool CompanyAmborasAndcoApollo Atomics, Inc.Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.Arlo IndustriesAseon LabsBaudCOACHContext.devCosmic RoboticsDayjobDeepReach Inc.DiditDiscovered MaterialsDispatchEden RoboticsExosatFinalDoseFrontier ComputingGeneral InstinctGradeHeyClickyIsengard Industries IncJunoKeyframe LabsKimptonKyten TechnologiesLaurenceLightSprintManifoldMendralOrigami RoboticsPanaceaPax HistoriaRadleyRevionSpotPaySunflowerSynapse SemiconductorTorusUltrasoniumVeriadVoxel EnergyWaddle Labs
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Austin Chang?
- Austin Chang previously held Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles at companies focused on artificial intelligence platforms, hardware/software, spatial computing, and voice-based AI. He founded Fridge, a group-based social networking platform, through Y Combinator's Summer 2010 batch, which was later acquired by Google.
- Where does Austin Chang work?
- Austin Chang is CEO of Fridge.
- What companies did Austin Chang found?
- Austin Chang founded Fridge.
- What companies has Austin Chang invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 10x Science, AbInitio Bio, Aemon, Aerogen Systems, Agency Tool Company, Amboras, Andco, Apollo Atomics, Inc., Applied Electrodynamics, Inc., Arlo Industries, Aseon Labs, Baud, and 37 more.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Google mafia1,712
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Meta mafia336
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Meta mafia308
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Pinterest mafia57
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