Dawson Chen
FounderFounder at Letterbook
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedLetterbook Β· YC
About
Dawson Chen dropped out of Yale and now leads Letterbook as CEO.
Founder at LetterbookYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Dawson went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran Letterbook's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Dawson can intro founders to Letterbook's investors below.
Letterbook's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Letterbook
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Ethan HouFounder
Experience
- LetterbookCo-founder & CEOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MartinCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Y CombinatorS23 Batch2023
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCitizen Scientist2020 β 2021
- Stanford UniversityResearch Intern2020
Skills & more
Swift (Programming Language)1Front-End Development2Software Development1Software Design1
Languages Chinese Β· English Β· Japanese
From Dawson's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dawson Chen?
- Dawson Chen dropped out of Yale and now leads Letterbook as CEO.
- Where does Dawson Chen work?
- Dawson Chen is Founder of Letterbook.
- What companies did Dawson Chen found?
- Dawson Chen founded Letterbook.
- Where did Dawson Chen go to school?
- Dawson Chen studied at Y Combinator (S23); Yale University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Economics); The Harker School.
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