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612 people in our graph share verified history with Chris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Kyle DohertyunlockedChris: together at Morgan Stanley (2006–2008)
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×2Chris: together at Francisco Partners
×2Chris: together at Affirm
About
Chris Tsai is Co-Founder and CEO of Resolve, a spinout of Affirm that provides B2B payments and net terms services to businesses. He previously co-founded Celery, a pre-order payments platform backed by Y Combinator and General Catalyst that was acquired by Indiegogo.
Founder/CEO at CeleryYC S12
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Celery's investors below.
Celery's investors · 2
Co-founders at Celery
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Peter ShihFounder/CTO
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Brian NguyenFounder/CPO
Experience
- ResolveCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — present
- HVF LabsEntrepreneur In Residence2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Affirm, Inc.Advisor2017
- Celery (acquired by Indiegogo)Co-Founder & CEO2012 — 2017
- GrouponVice President Business Development / Product (Groupon China)2011
- Obama AdministrationInvestment Officer2009 — 2011
- Francisco PartnersPrivate Equity2008 — 2009
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking2006 — 2008
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Tsai?
- Chris Tsai is Co-Founder and CEO of Resolve, a spinout of Affirm that provides B2B payments and net terms services to businesses. He previously co-founded Celery, a pre-order payments platform backed by Y Combinator and General Catalyst that was acquired by Indiegogo.
- Where does Chris Tsai work?
- Chris Tsai is Founder/CEO of Celery.
- What companies did Chris Tsai found?
- Chris Tsai founded Celery.
- Where did Chris Tsai go to school?
- Chris Tsai studied at Y Combinator (Making something people want); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S. Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, B.S. Finance); The Wharton School (Wharton MBA, Quantitative Marketing).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
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The Wharton School mafia570
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kunal BahlMarketing and Operations StrategyFounded SnapdealJack AbrahamBachelors of Science in Economics *Dropped outFounded Atomic Labs +3Gleb ChuvpiloMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Thor Directed Energy +6Jagmeet LambaMBAFounded Certa +3Ankur JainBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Kairos +3Edward LandoBachelor's DegreeFounded Link +2
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Affirm mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Max LevchinFounder & CEOFounded PayPal +1Rebecca LeeSoftware EngineerFounded Elayne +1Alek KoenigHead of CreditFounded Settle +1Stella HanSenior Software EngineerFounded Fractional Homes, Inc. +1Brian NguyenAdvisorFounded Resolve +1DavidDirector of M&A IntegrationsFounded GeniusVets
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The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania mafia20
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Karl ChanMaster of Arts (MA)Founded SOURCY +1Nestor SolariMaster of Arts (MA)Founded Sigo Seguros +1Julio ErdosMaster of Arts - MAFounded Sigo Seguros +1Emi TakemuraMaster's degreeFounded PeatixPatrick DeemMaster of Arts - MAFounded Voodoo ManufacturingRenee WongMaster's DegreeFounded Moxie
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania63
Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESCristobal De AtuchaPrincipal at FinTech CollectiveDan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart VenturesStephen SnyderManaging Director, Head of Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Resolve1
Also worked at Affirm, Inc.47
Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalChristina Melas-KyriaziPartner at Bain Capital VenturesAlex RampellGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
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Also worked at Celery (acquired by Indiegogo)2
Also worked at Groupon157
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionEric LefkofskyEntrepreneur & PhilanthropistJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline Ventures
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