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About
Ivory Tang joined Chemistry after serving as the first growth hire at Cartesia. She previously founded a Y Combinator-backed voice agent startup and did robotics research at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). She holds dual degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from MIT along with a business degree from MIT Sloan, and is an active angel investor.
Experience
- ContourCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- ChemistryInvestor2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- CartesiaFounding FDE2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- ScaleConvoFounder2023 — 2024
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- HubSpotSoftware Engineer2022Boston, Massachusetts
- Jane StreetINSIGHT Quantitative Trading2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)AI Research2021 — 2022Cambridge, MA
- Kupenda for the ChildrenSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021
- ClimateAIMachine Learning2021San Francisco, California
- MIT Media LabAI Research2021
- Inspirit AIAI instructor and Program Manager2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MITQuantum Physics Researcher2019 — 2021
- Stanford UniversityNeuroscience Researcher2019
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Math2020 — 2023
- Harvard UniversityPhilosophy2023
- Y CombinatorFounder, W24
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English · Spanish
From Ivory's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended Harvard University1,171
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also attended Y Combinator186
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chemistry7
Mark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKristina ShenInvestor at ChemistryEthan KurzweilInvestor at ChemistryBohan LouInvestor at ChemistryJamie ViggianoInvestor at ChemistryJoey KaplanInvestor at Chemistry
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Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)680
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Investments
Investor
CompositeMercorSF Compute
Per the firm's website.
