Fundraising Fox

Ivan Chub

Founder

Founder at Idler

United States

FoundedIdler Β· YC

About

Ivan Chub is the founder of Idler and previously cofounded Dark Forest, 0xPARC, and Zupass. He has also held roles at Facebook, Dynasty, and AppSheet.

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Founder at IdlerYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Ivan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Idler's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Ivan can intro founders to Idler's investors below.

Idler's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Idler

NCNalu Concepcion
Nalu ConcepcionFounder
TGTony Goss
Tony GossFounder

Experience

  1. IdlerFounder & CEOcurrent2024 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Hack LodgeCo-Foundercurrent2018 β€” present
  3. 0xPARCMember of Technical Staff2023 β€” 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  4. 0xPARCCo-Founder - 0xPARC2021 β€” 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  5. 0xPARCCo-Founder & CTO - Dark Forest2020 β€” 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Dynasty.comSenior Software Engineer2020Venice Beach
  7. Dynasty.comSoftware Engineer2019 β€” 2020
  8. Dynasty.comSoftware Engineer Intern2019
  9. AppSheetSoftware Engineer2017 β€” 2019Seattle, Washington, United States
  10. AppSheetSoftware Engineer Intern2016 β€” 2017Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. Northwest Academy of SciencesMath Instructor2014 β€” 2016
  12. FacebookSoftware Engineer Intern2015Seattle
  13. AppSheetSoftware Engineer Intern2014Seattle, Washington, United States

Education

  1. University of WashingtonDropped Out, Computer Science2016 β€” 2018

Same school

Also attended University of Washington186

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoseph HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at Idler2

Nalu ConcepcionFounder at IdlerTony GossFounder at Idler

Also worked at AppSheet3

Natalie SandmanGeneral Partner at Spark CapitalNitin ChopraManaging Director at Shasta VenturesRavi MohanManaging Director at Shasta Ventures

Also worked at Facebook322

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

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