Where did Ed Chin go to school?

Ed Chin studied at Y Combinator (W21, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Yale University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and Mathematics); Groton School.

Ed Chin

Founder

Founder at OctiFi

Singapore, Singapore

FoundedOctiFi · YC

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Ed Chin studied economics and mathematics at Yale and worked as a credit trader on Wall Street before founding OctiFi, an AI-driven credit underwriting platform for buy now pay later lending that was acquired by Latitude Financial. He is now developing a credit platform focused on green asset financing in Asia-Pacific.

Founder at OctiFi YC W21

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OctiFi's investors · 8

Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $1M checks Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks LYVCSilicon Valley Nielsen Investments LPSeattle S28 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Trampoline VPLondon VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $100K – $10M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at OctiFi

Amit KumarFounder

Experience

RefyFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
LatitudePay AsiaFounding Partner | Chief Operating Officer2021 — 2023Singapore
LatitudePay AsiaFounder and CEO, formerly OctiFi (YC W21)2019 — 2021Singapore
SweetenChief Data Officer2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
RoomUnityManaging Partner2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
Tilden Park Capital ManagementManaging Director | Portfolio Manager2013 — 2016New York
Goldman SachsManaging Director2011 — 2013New York
Goldman SachsVice President2005 — 2011Greater New York City Area
Goldman SachsAnalyst2003 — 2005Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Python8Bloomberg4Github4Microsoft Excel2Linux2Microsoft PowerPoint2Relational Databases2SQL2Fixed Income Portfolio ManagementCreditFixed Income StrategiesCredit Derivatives

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Structured FinanceOptions StrategiesArtificial Intelligence (AI)FundraisingBusiness Growth StrategiesEntrepreneurshipAlgorithm DesignSales OperationsCredit Risk ManagementTradingHedge FundsFixed Income

Languages Cantonese · English · Mandarin

CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
Startup Arena Pitch Battle Regional Winner (Singapore) — Tech in Asia x Surge (Sequoia)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ed Chin?: Ed Chin studied economics and mathematics at Yale and worked as a credit trader on Wall Street before founding OctiFi, an AI-driven credit underwriting platform for buy now pay later lending that was acquired by Latitude Financial. He is now developing a credit platform focused on green asset financing in Asia-Pacific.
Where does Ed Chin work?: Ed Chin is Founder of OctiFi.
What companies did Ed Chin found?: Ed Chin founded OctiFi.
Where did Ed Chin go to school?: Ed Chin studied at Y Combinator (W21, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Yale University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and Mathematics); Groton School.