About
Charles Pan is CEO of Stage and previously worked as an engineer at Yuzu Health and Five Rings Capital. He holds a degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Founder at StageYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Charles went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Stage's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Charles can intro founders to Stage's investors below.
Stage's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Stage
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Dean StratakosFounder
Experience
- Stage (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 β present
- Yuzu HealthSenior Software Engineer2025 β 2026New York, New York, United States
- Five Rings LLCSoftware Developer2022 β 2025New York, New York, United States
- CitadelSoftware Engineer Intern2021New York, New York, United States
- SoundHound Inc.Software Engineer Intern2020Santa Clara, California, United States
- Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Research Intern2019 β 2020Stanford, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charles Pan?
- Charles Pan is CEO of Stage and previously worked as an engineer at Yuzu Health and Five Rings Capital. He holds a degree in computer science from Stanford University.
- Where does Charles Pan work?
- Charles Pan is Founder of Stage.
- What companies did Charles Pan found?
- Charles Pan founded Stage.
- Where did Charles Pan go to school?
- Charles Pan studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Newark Academy (High School Diploma).
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