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Christopher Chen

Founder

Founder at Trapeze

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedTrapeze Β· YC

About

Christopher Chen is a cofounder at Trapeze who previously served as an early engineer at Vanta and as tech lead at Medallion, where he worked on credentialing infrastructure for healthcare partners. He is based in the San Francisco area.

Founder at TrapezeYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Christopher went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Trapeze's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Christopher can intro founders to Trapeze's investors below.

Trapeze's investors Β· 2

Corner VenturesNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2025

Co-founders at Trapeze

BCBetty Chang
Betty ChangFounder

Experience

  1. MedallionSoftware Engineer2022 β€” 2024
  2. VantaSoftware Engineer2019 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. FacebookSoftware Engineer2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CA TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2016Boulder, CO
  5. Children's Hospital ColoradoResearch Assistant2015Aurora, Colorado
  6. NOAAResearch Assistant2013Boulder, CO
  7. KumonStudent Teacher2011 β€” 2012Broomfield, CO

Skills & more

Community Outreach5Research3Data Analysis5Statistics4Social Media5Government2Environmental Science3Climate Change2Environmental Awareness3Web Development5Public Speaking8Teamwork7
+9 moreLeadershipMicrosoft OfficePowerPointMicrosoft ExcelJavaMicrosoft WordPythonHTMLJavaScript

Languages Chinese Β· English Β· Spanish

From Christopher's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher Chen?
Christopher Chen is a cofounder at Trapeze who previously served as an early engineer at Vanta and as tech lead at Medallion, where he worked on credentialing infrastructure for healthcare partners. He is based in the San Francisco area.
Where does Christopher Chen work?
Christopher Chen is Founder of Trapeze.
What companies did Christopher Chen found?
Christopher Chen founded Trapeze.
Where did Christopher Chen go to school?
Christopher Chen studied at Brown University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Medallion7

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Elliot WarnerAssociate at Scion Life Sciences