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James Chen

Founder

CEO at Fernstone

New York, New York, United States

FoundedFernstone · YC

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About

James Chen led enterprise operations at Traba, a Series A startup backed by Founders Fund, where he scaled the function from inception to 25% of company revenue. He previously worked at BCG and holds a degree from the University of Chicago.

CEO at FernstoneYC F25

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James went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, James can intro founders to Fernstone's investors below.

Fernstone's investors · 11

Blast.Club$5.5M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksMadrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksNeer Venture Partners$100K – $500K checksPeterson Venture PartnersSalt Lake City · $5M – $25M checksSandwith Ventures, LLCSingularity VenturesStart CapitalThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksTSVCSilicon Valley · $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Fernstone

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Chen?
James Chen led enterprise operations at Traba, a Series A startup backed by Founders Fund, where he scaled the function from inception to 25% of company revenue. He previously worked at BCG and holds a degree from the University of Chicago.
Where does James Chen work?
James Chen is CEO of Fernstone.
What companies did James Chen found?
James Chen founded Fernstone.

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