About
Elvin Fu studied computer science at the University of Washington and has built mobile and web games as well as game engines. He has created educational game development content reaching a large audience online.
Founder at CodeWispYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Elvin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran CodeWisp's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Elvin can intro founders to CodeWisp's investors below.
CodeWisp's investors Β· 1
Experience
- CodeWisp (YC W26)Foundercurrent2025 β present
- YouTubeContent Creatorcurrent2019 β present
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Engineer Intern2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & EngineeringUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2023
- Tylmen TechSoftware Engineer Intern2022
- Sensoria Health Inc.Software Engineer Intern2020 β 2021
- freeCodeCampCreator2019
- CoderDojoInstructor2018 β 2019
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elvin Fu?
- Elvin Fu studied computer science at the University of Washington and has built mobile and web games as well as game engines. He has created educational game development content reaching a large audience online.
- Where does Elvin Fu work?
- Elvin Fu is Founder of CodeWisp.
- What companies did Elvin Fu found?
- Elvin Fu founded CodeWisp.
- Where did Elvin Fu go to school?
- Elvin Fu studied at Y Combinator (W26); The Residency (Founder in residence, Hatch House); University of Washington (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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University of Washington mafia114
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arvind JainMastersFounded GleanJane MooneyBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Collaborative RoboticsMatthew ScholzBSFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3Emmett ShearFounded Softmax +2Emin Gun SirerPh.D.Founded Avalanche +2Sara VaezyMPHFounded Dexcare +1
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The Residency mafia8
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Interlake Senior High School mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended The Residency3
Also attended University of Washington277
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Interlake Senior High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at YouTube86
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32Kate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDavid StewartVenture Partner at LiveOak VenturesAlessio FanelliPartner at Decibel Partners
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Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)270
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersEliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital
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