About
David Kang previously worked as a quantitative trader.
Founder/CEO at KeeperYC W19
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, David can intro founders to Keeper's investors below.
Keeper's investors · 8
Champion Hill Ventures$500K – $1M checks · since 2025Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksLakehouse Venture PartnersNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025LightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksTeamworthy VenturesNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Keeper
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PAUL KOULLICKExecutive Officer
Experience
- KeeperCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
- KeeperCo-Founder, COO2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- PEAK6 InvestmentsHead of Analytics & Execution2018Greater Chicago Area
- PEAK6 InvestmentsTrader2014 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- DRW Trading GroupTrading Intern2013Chicago
Skills & more
JavaScript4Python (Programming Language)5Node.jsSQLDerivatives Trading4Data AnalysisRisk ManagementEquity options1
From David's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Kang?
- David Kang previously worked as a quantitative trader.
- Where does David Kang work?
- David Kang is Founder/CEO of Keeper.
- What companies did David Kang found?
- David Kang founded Keeper.
- Where did David Kang go to school?
- David Kang studied at Y Combinator (W19 Class); University of Chicago (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Economics).
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