Where did Ian Fong go to school?

Ian Fong studied at New York University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics); Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship, X26); Z Fellows.

Ian Fong

Founder

Founder at Chert

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedChert · YC

Find your path to Ian

599 people in our graph share verified history with Ian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Cat WuunlockedIan: together at Anthropic (2025–2026)

×6Ian: together at Anthropic

×2Ian: together at Stanford University School of Engineering

×3Ian: together at Y Combinator

About

Ian Fong studied mathematics and computer science/economics at NYU and conducted algorithm research at the Courant Institute. He is currently building Chert, a conversational API platform for team communication and automation.

Founder at Chert YC X26

Intro paths

Ian went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Chert's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ian can intro founders to Chert's investors below.

Chert's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Chert

Gary GaoFounder

Experience

Chert (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Chert (YC P26)Chief Technology Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
AnthropicClaude Campus Ambassadorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
Nodal CLICo-Founder2025 — 2026New York, United States
CEC CapitalFellow2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
PhotonFounder in Residence2025
Stanford University School of EngineeringResearch Assistant2025

Skills & more

Operations Management1Charisma8

Languages Cantonese · Chinese · English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Fong?: Ian Fong studied mathematics and computer science/economics at NYU and conducted algorithm research at the Courant Institute. He is currently building Chert, a conversational API platform for team communication and automation.
Where does Ian Fong work?: Ian Fong is Founder of Chert.
What companies did Ian Fong found?: Ian Fong founded Chert.
Where did Ian Fong go to school?: Ian Fong studied at New York University (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics); Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship, X26); Z Fellows.