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Chad Swenson

Founder

Founder at Tappity

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedTappity · YC

About

Founder of Tappity, a platform offering interactive science lessons for children.

Founder at TappityYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Chad went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Tappity's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Chad can intro founders to Tappity's investors below.

Tappity's investors · 2

Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Tappity

LTLawrence Tran
Lawrence TranFounder
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Chadwick SwensonFounder

Experience

  1. AmplitudePrincipal Product Manager - Statsigcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. TappityFounder, CEO, Head of Product2018 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Bill.comLead Product Designer2016 — 2018Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. YahooInteraction Designer2014 — 2015Sunnyvale
  5. AdherialUX/UI Designer2013 — 2014
  6. Intel CorporationSoftware Developer Intern2012Hillsboro Oregon
  7. Connected StudiosApplication Full Stack Developer2010 — 2012Marin California
  8. Oregon State UnivsersityProgramming Teaching Assistant2010 — 2012Corvallis, Oregon
  9. Contract WorkFreelance Developer2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Large Language Models (LLM)tool/agent orchestrationProduct GrowthOnboardingAI APIs (Gemini, OpenAI, AnthropicAI evaluation/observabilityRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)UI/UXFigma (Software)MixpanelLead GenerationProduct Design
+12 moreiOS DevelopmentPrototypingJavaScriptCSSPHPHTMLUser ExperienceJavaTeam LeadershipPublic SpeakingMentoringPhotoshop

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chad Swenson?
Founder of Tappity, a platform offering interactive science lessons for children.
Where does Chad Swenson work?
Chad Swenson is Founder of Tappity.
What companies did Chad Swenson found?
Chad Swenson founded Tappity.
Where did Chad Swenson go to school?
Chad Swenson studied at Oregon State University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Skyline high.

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Oregon State University mafia13

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Amplitude mafia8

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Same school

Also attended Oregon State University43

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Shared employers

Also worked at Amplitude20

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalLogan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesTom LoverroInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)James EvansDirector, Head of AI at Asymmetric Capital PartnersErica Ruliffson SchultzPresident, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator Collective

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Max BallFounder at LoftyLawrence TranFounder at Tappity

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Rory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersStacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture PartnersDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalPeter KightSenior Advisor at Commerce VenturesAndy CohenSVP of Sales at Bill.com at PICUS CAPITALEddy EkstromVice President, Data Science at Mainsail Partners

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