Chris Tan
InvestorFounderPrincipal Product Manager at Twilio Ventures · Founder at ConstructVR
Austin, Texas, United States
FoundedConstructVR · YC
About
Chris Tan has spent over 15 years developing software for enterprise clients including Wells Fargo and Verizon, and holds YC alumni status. He has held roles spanning CEO, product management, backend engineering, and quality assurance leadership.
Founder at ConstructVRYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to ConstructVR's investors below.
ConstructVR's investors · 1
Co-founders at ConstructVR
JB
Jaime BuezaFounder/CTO
Experience
- TwilioPrincipal Product Managercurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- Y Combinator Startup SchoolMentorcurrent2018 — present
- Armory.ioSr. Product Manager2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Very Good SecurityProduct Manager2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ConstructVRCo-Founder (CEO)2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MedicalBnBCo-Founder (Product)2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Change HeroesSr. Backend Developer2015Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Matchmaker VideosFounder2013 — 2015Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Blast RadiusDirector of Quality Assurance2011 — 2014Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Blast RadiusQA Manager2009 — 2011Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Blast RadiusSr. QA Engineer2008 — 2009Vancouver
- Blast RadiusQA Engineer2006 — 2008Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- First Impression NetworkCo-Founder2012 — 2013Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Electronic ArtsQA Analyst2005Burnaby
Skills & more
Product ConceptSoftware Product ManagementProduct PlanningAgile Methodologies38Test Automation14Management9Software Quality Assurance6XML13Quality Assurance16Subversion5C#4Java8
+11 more
TestingSeleniumTest Driven DevelopmentWeb TestingMySQLWeb ApplicationsAgile Project ManagementWeb DevelopmentScrumUser ExperienceMobile ApplicationsFrom Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Twilio Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Tan?
- Chris Tan has spent over 15 years developing software for enterprise clients including Wells Fargo and Verizon, and holds YC alumni status. He has held roles spanning CEO, product management, backend engineering, and quality assurance leadership.
- Where does Chris Tan work?
- Chris Tan is Founder of ConstructVR and Principal Product Manager at Twilio Ventures.
- What companies did Chris Tan found?
- Chris Tan founded ConstructVR.
- Where did Chris Tan go to school?
- Chris Tan studied at Y Combinator; British Columbia Institute of Technology (Computer Systems Technology, Computers).
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