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 EpicenterYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Braden went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Epicenter's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Braden can intro founders to Epicenter's investors below.
Epicenter's investors · 1
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
Education
- Yale UniversityBachelor's degree, Ethics2020 — 2025
- Arcadia High SchoolValedictorian2016 — 2020
- The Wharton SchoolLeadership in the Business World (LBW)2019
Skills & more
Team Leadership6Interpersonal Communication2Writing2Leadership3Public SpeakingCreative Problem Solving1Critical Thinking1Relationship Building1Tailwind CSS1FastAPI1FlaskReact.js
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JavaScriptHTMLVue.jsGitCJavaSQLPostgreSQLNoSQLHasuraNuxt.jsQuasar FrameworkFrom Braden's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Yale University521
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesKarthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear Ventures
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Also attended The Wharton School1,366
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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