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Chris Horne

Founder

Founder at Filta

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFilta · YC

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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.

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 CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

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

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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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Horne?
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.
Where does Chris Horne work?
Chris Horne is Founder of Filta.
What companies did Chris Horne found?
Chris Horne founded Filta.
Where did Chris Horne go to school?
Chris Horne studied at Texas A&M University (MS, Visualization Sciences); Texas A&M University (BS, Environmental Design).

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