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Charlene Wang

Founder

Founder at Ember

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedEmber · YC

About

Charlene Wang is CEO and co-founder of Ember. She previously worked as a product manager on healthcare AI at Google, where she contributed to remote patient monitoring solutions and worked on sleep-sensing technology for smart displays. She studied Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics at Brown University.

Founder at EmberYC F24

Intro paths

YC

Charlene went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ember's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Charlene can intro founders to Ember's investors below.

Ember's investors · 3

Nexus Venture PartnersPort Louis, Port Louis · $500K – $10M checks · since 2025Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Ember

WWWarren Wang
Warren WangFounder

Experience

  1. Ember AICEO, Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. GoogleProduct Lead2019 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
  3. Din Tai Fung Restaurant GroupAdvisor to CEO2018 — 2022Taipei City, Taiwan
  4. Model BreakersAuthor2020 — 2021
  5. Brown UniversityResearcher2018 — 2020Providence, Rhode Island
  6. Brown UniversityHead Teaching Assistant2017 — 2018Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
  7. Human CapitalTalent2018 — 2019
  8. FinProduct Engineering2018San Francisco Bay Area
  9. GoogleSoftware Engineering2017Mountain View, California
  10. Junyi AcademySoftware Engineering2016Taipei City, Taiwan

Skills & more

Leadership16Team Leadership10Public Speaking10CJava1PythonJavaScriptHTMLRubyEvent Planning6Event Management4Data Analysis1
+4 moreProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentData Science

Languages Cantonese · English · French · Mandarin

From Charlene's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Charlene Wang?
Charlene Wang is CEO and co-founder of Ember. She previously worked as a product manager on healthcare AI at Google, where she contributed to remote patient monitoring solutions and worked on sleep-sensing technology for smart displays. She studied Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics at Brown University.
Where does Charlene Wang work?
Charlene Wang is Founder of Ember.
What companies did Charlene Wang found?
Charlene Wang founded Ember.
Where did Charlene Wang go to school?
Charlene Wang studied at Brown University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator.

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