Where does James Chen work?

James Chen is Co-founder of Fernstone.

Where did James Chen go to school?

James Chen studied at University of Chicago (BA, Economics); Millburn High School.

James Chen

Founder

Co-founder at Fernstone

New York, New York, United States

FoundedFernstone · YC

Find your path to James

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

Samir KaulunlockedJames: together at Traba (2024–2025)

×11James: together at Millburn High School

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 Fernstone YC F25

Intro paths

James went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — 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 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 · 2

Neer Venture Partners$25K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Fernstone

Bryant LeCo-Founder

Experience

Fernstone (YC F25)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
TrabaEnterprise2024 — 2025
TrabaStrategy & Operations2024
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2021 — 2023
Atlas DebateCo-Founder2018 — 2022

Skills & more

Public Speaking18Research8

From James's professional profile.

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 Co-founder of Fernstone.
What companies did James Chen found?: James Chen founded Fernstone.
Where did James Chen go to school?: James Chen studied at University of Chicago (BA, Economics); Millburn High School.

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Millburn High School mafia5

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fernstone (YC F25)2

Bryant LeCo-Founder at Fernstone Luke ButtonCo-Founder, CEO at Hedge

Also worked at Traba9

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About

Co-founder at FernstoneYC F25

Intro paths

Fernstone's investors · 2

Co-founders at Fernstone

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

University of Chicago mafia191

Traba mafia8

Millburn High School mafia5

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago604

Also attended Millburn High School21

Shared employers

Also worked at Fernstone (YC F25)2

Also worked at Traba9

Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)1,469

Co-founder at Fernstone YC F25