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Chris Horne

Founder

Founder at Filta

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFilta · YC

About

Chris Horne founded Filta, a marketplace for selling face filter designs as NFTs and providing augmented reality filter design tools for social media. He has won Emmy and Peabody awards for his work at the intersection of technology and media.

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Founder at FiltaYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Filta's investors below.

Filta's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Experience

  1. PortolaEmbodiment Leadcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Filta, ZooPals (YCombinator S21)Founder & CEO - ZooPalscurrent2023 — present
  3. Filta, ZooPals (YCombinator S21)Founder & CEO - Filta2020 — 2023
  4. VariousFreelance Product • Technical Art • Engineering2018 — 2020San Francisco, CA
  5. FacebookEngineering Manager2017 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
  6. Oculus VRCG Supervisor at Oculus Story Studio2015 — 2017San Francisco, Ca
  7. Oculus VRDeputy CG Supervisor at Oculus Story Studio2014 — 2015San Francisco, Ca
  8. Pixar Animation StudiosTechnical Director2011 — 2014Emeryville
  9. U.S. GovernmentPresidential Physical Fitness Award Recipient1994

Education

  1. Texas A&M UniversityMS, Visualization Sciences2008 — 2011
  2. Texas A&M UniversityBS, Environmental Design2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Problem SolvingMobile Application Development1Business Strategy1Lighting5Optimization1TypeScriptShading2VROculus RiftAugmented Reality (AR)XR1React Native
+8 moreC#PythonGitMayaAdobe Creative SuiteC++High FivesUnreal Engine 4

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Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

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Texas A&M University mafia21

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jason TraffBBAFounded Shipwell +1Jeff Wilson aka Professor DumpsterFounded No Cap +1Ray RothrockBSFounded RedSealChuck HendersonBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded DiabetesBikram BakshiMaster of ScienceFounded UnitedHealth GroupTyler MyracleB.S.Founded Southparkcommons

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Same school

Also attended Texas A&M University133

Kanu GulatiInvestor at Khosla VenturesNathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesJackie PfisterChief Operating Officer at Mercury FundLisa RobertsChief Product Officer at Mercury FundBrent KeltonPartner & Texas Leader at Moneta VenturesClinton BybeeCo-founder & Managing Director, Emeritus at ARCH Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Portola2

Jeffrey TurnockInvestor at Winning Together FundAjay MehtaFounder at FamilyLeaf

Also worked at Facebook482

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

+ 476 more

Also worked at Oculus VR12

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalANNA SWEETInvestor at Makers FundJulie WilleyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAntonio RodriguezPartner at Matrix PartnersNate MitchellManaging Director at Teachers' Venture GrowthEbony Peay RamirezPrincipal at Black Ops Ventures

+ 6 more

Also worked at Pixar Animation Studios7

Leah PaquetteDirector of Operations and LP Relations at Polaris PartnersConrad ChuCTO at HeadlineKatelin HollowayFounding Partner at Seven Seven SixRalph GooteeAngelTiffany ChuCEO & Cofounder at RemixAbhik PramanikCo-Founder & VP of Engineering at Ashby

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