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.
Co-founder at FernstoneYC F25
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Fernstone's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, James can intro founders to Fernstone's investors below.
Fernstone's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Fernstone
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Bryant LeCo-Founder
Experience
- Fernstone (YC F25)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 β present
- TrabaEnterprise2024 β 2025
- TrabaStrategy & Operations2024
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2021 β 2023
- Atlas DebateCo-Founder2018 β 2022
Education
- University of ChicagoBA, Economics
- Millburn High School
Skills & more
Public Speaking18Research8
From James's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago273
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Traba3
Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)730
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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