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James Liu

Founder

Founder at Aurelian

Greater Seattle Area

FoundedAurelian · YC

About

Founder and CTO of Aurelian, which builds software for public safety answering points to manage non-emergency calls and help 911 call centers prioritize emergencies.

Founder at AurelianYC S22

Intro paths

YC

James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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

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

Aurelian's investors · 4

FUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2025Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Aurelian

MKMax Keenan
Max KeenanFounder

Experience

  1. AurelianFoundercurrent2022 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  2. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
  3. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2020Greater Seattle Area
  4. Uncommon HacksSponsorship Team Member2018 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
  5. UChicago Prism Consulting GroupConsultant2017 — 2020Chicago, Illinois
  6. Indeed.comSoftware Development Engineer Intern2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  7. University of ChicagoHousing Technology Technician2018 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
  8. Hack4ImpactBoard Member and Developer2017 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
  9. Neighborhood Schools ProgramTutor2017Chicago, Illinois
  10. DeTommaso Law GroupIntern2015 — 2016Somerville, NJ, USA

Skills & more

Python3C2JavaScript1Microsoft OfficeJavaHTMLCSSSQLDatabasesUnixMongoDBGit
+12 moreC#Amazon Web Services (AWS).NET Framework.NET CoreLeadershipWritingTeamworkCommunicationProgrammingWeb DevelopmentConsultingData Analysis

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Liu?
Founder and CTO of Aurelian, which builds software for public safety answering points to manage non-emergency calls and help 911 call centers prioritize emergencies.
Where does James Liu work?
James Liu is Founder of Aurelian.
What companies did James Liu found?
James Liu founded Aurelian.
Where did James Liu go to school?
James Liu studied at University of Chicago (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); University of Chicago (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).

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