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Daniel Park

Founder

co-founder/ceo at Pickle

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPickle · YC

About

Daniel Park is co-founder and CEO of Pickle. He left medical school at age 22.

co-founder/ceo at PickleYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Pickle's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Pickle's investors below.

Pickle's investors · 3

Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Pickle

SJSanio Jung
Sanio JungFounder
EKEmmett Kim
Emmett KimFounder
HYHojin Yu
Hojin YuFounder

Experience

  1. PickleCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. KumefoodFounder2020 — 2024

Skills & more

Team LeadershipProject Management

From Daniel's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Park?
Daniel Park is co-founder and CEO of Pickle. He left medical school at age 22.
Where does Daniel Park work?
Daniel Park is co-founder/ceo of Pickle.
What companies did Daniel Park found?
Daniel Park founded Pickle.
Where did Daniel Park go to school?
Daniel Park studied at Y Combinator (W25); Kyung Hee University (Doctor of Medicine - MD); Hansung Science High School (Class of 2014 (23th)).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pickle3

Sanio JungFounder at PickleEmmett KimFounder at PickleHojin YuFounder at Pickle