Eric Chen
InvestorFounderResident Expert (AI House) at AI2 Incubator · Founder at Cakework
Greater Seattle Area
FoundedCakework · YC
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316 people in our graph share verified history with Eric — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Eric: together at AI2 Incubator
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About
Founder of Cakework, which provides APIs enabling developer platforms to offer serverless code hosting.
Founder at CakeworkYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Eric went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cakework's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Co-founders at Cakework
JY
Jessie YoungFounder
Experience
- SiemensDirector of Software Engineeringcurrent2026 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- AI2 IncubatorResident Expert (AI House)current2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- SpruceIDDirector, Head of Engineering2024 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- StripeEngineering Manager2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- CakeworkCo-Founder2022 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- Stealth Startup @ Allen Institute for AICo-Founder2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Development Manager2017 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
- AmazonSoftware Development Manager2013 — 2017Seattle WA
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2011 — 2013
- AmazonSDE Intern2011
- UC DavisResearch Assistant2010 — 2011
Colleagues at AI2 Incubator
Bryan Hale
Managing Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Jacob Colker
General Partner at AI2 Incubator
Kirby Winfield
General Partner at Ascend Venture Capital
Mark Buckler
Founder/CEO at Soundry AI
Matt McIlwain
General Partner at AI2 Incubator
Mike Mortensen
Advisory Partner at StratMinds
Oren Etzioni
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Vu Ha
General Partner at AI2 Incubator
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Chen?
- Founder of Cakework, which provides APIs enabling developer platforms to offer serverless code hosting.
- Where does Eric Chen work?
- Eric Chen is Founder of Cakework and Resident Expert (AI House) at AI2 Incubator.
- What companies did Eric Chen found?
- Eric Chen founded Cakework.
- Where did Eric Chen go to school?
- Eric Chen studied at University of California, Davis (BS, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Stripe mafia152
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded Hippocratic AIMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded Paradigm +1Patrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded AuctomaticGreg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAIDaniela AmodeiEarly employee — Risk ManagerFounded AnthropicArvid LunnemarkSoftware EngineeringFounded Cursor
+ 145 more
Ucdavis mafia22
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Russ d'SaResearcherFounded Meetyu +2Christopher MortonParking Automation ProjectFounded SlidePay +1Omid AhouraiWebmaster at School of LawFounded Bitesize +1Adam PluemerLab Manager, Biophotonics Lab, Dept. Biomedical EngineeringFounded InstadeepDavid FerrickAssociate Professor of ImmunologyFounded CellsonicsTom ShaplandBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Tule
+ 15 more
Amazon mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jane MooneyDirector, Robotics Strategy & Risk ManagementFounded Collaborative RoboticsSundeep AhujaPrincipal Business Development Manager - Startups & AI/MLFounded Blissmo +1Kiran GolluFounding EngineerFounded Oodle +1Daniel DeCovnickSoftware Development EngineerFounded Observant AI +1Daksh GuptaEngineerFounded Tabnam +1Serhii SokolenkoPrincipal Product ManagerFounded Tower list view
+ 8 more
AI2 Incubator mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Oren EtzioniFounderFounded VERCEPTSarah DanielsFounder-in-ResidenceFounded DreamboxKirby WinfieldInvestor in ResidenceFounded DwellableMark BucklerResident Expert (AI House)Founded Soundry AIMatt WhitehillFounder in ResidenceFounded PreemptivePriyanka KulkarniEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded CASIUM
+ 6 more
Same school
Also attended University of California, Davis353
Charles CallSLP & Venture Partner at Cottonwood Technology FundDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesTeresa ChanChief Financial Officer at Felicis VenturesBryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
+ 347 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Siemens426
OttoInvestor at InvestinorCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesAlec GefridesTechnical Advisor at Forma Prime
+ 420 more
Also worked at SpruceID1
Also worked at Stripe247
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
+ 241 more
Also worked at Amazon Web Services443
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesAdam NaorInvestor at CapitalGKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersEliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital
+ 437 more