Where does Braden Wong work?

Braden Wong is Founder of Epicenter.

Where did Braden Wong go to school?

Braden Wong studied at Yale University (Bachelor's degree, Ethics); Arcadia High School (Valedictorian); The Wharton School (Leadership in the Business World (LBW)).

Braden Wong

Founder

Founder at Epicenter

United States

FoundedEpicenter · YC

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About

Braden Wong studied ethics, politics, and economics at Yale, where he wrote a senior thesis on open-source governance and digital platforms. He has worked at three YC startups and maintains active involvement in software development.

Founder at Epicenter YC S25

Intro paths

Braden 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 Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Epicenter's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Epicenter's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Experience

Epicenter (YC S25)Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Spur (YC S24)Software Engineer2024 — 2025
EcoPackablesFounding(ish) Engineer2023 — 2025
Penguin AIFull Stack Engineer2023
Yale Buttery BookBuilding Yale Buttery Book (and Other Silly Yale Apps)2021 — 2023New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Center for AI SafetyMachine Learning Safety Scholar2022Berkeley, California, United States
Emerge®Investor Experience Intern2021 — 2022Marina del Rey, California, United States
DexSoftware Engineer Intern2021San Francisco, California, United States

Skills & more

Team Leadership6Interpersonal Communication2Writing2Leadership3Public SpeakingCreative Problem Solving1Critical Thinking1Relationship Building1Tailwind CSS1FastAPI1FlaskReact.js

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JavaScriptHTMLVue.jsGitCJavaSQLPostgreSQLNoSQLHasuraNuxt.jsQuasar Framework

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Braden Wong?: Braden Wong studied ethics, politics, and economics at Yale, where he wrote a senior thesis on open-source governance and digital platforms. He has worked at three YC startups and maintains active involvement in software development.
Where does Braden Wong work?: Braden Wong is Founder of Epicenter.
What companies did Braden Wong found?: Braden Wong founded Epicenter.
Where did Braden Wong go to school?: Braden Wong studied at Yale University (Bachelor's degree, Ethics); Arcadia High School (Valedictorian); The Wharton School (Leadership in the Business World (LBW)).

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Founder at EpicenterYC S25

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Also attended Arcadia High School4

Also attended The Wharton School2,000

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Also worked at Spur (YC S24)2

Also worked at Penguin AI1

Also worked at Emerge®4

Founder at Epicenter YC S25