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John Ta

Founder

Founder at Affil.ai

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAffil.ai · YC

About

John Ta is CEO of Affil.ai. He previously held strategy roles at Accenture and growth positions at Roame (a Y Combinator Summer 2023 company), and worked in M&A investment banking at Leerink. He studied biophysics and biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.

Founder at Affil.aiYC S24

Intro paths

YC

John went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — 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 — the partner who ran Affil.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, John can intro founders to Affil.ai's investors below.

Affil.ai's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Affil.ai

VOVivek Olumbe
Vivek OlumbeFounder

Experience

  1. Affil.ai (YC S24)CEO/Cofoundercurrent2024 — present
  2. Roame (YC S23)Founding Growth Strategy Associate2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. AccentureStrategy Analyst2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Common CentsCo-Founder2019 — 2023Greater Philadelphia
  5. Notable CapitalPlatform Development Intern2022
  6. EduCareCo-Founder2020 — 2022Greater Philadelphia
  7. Leerink PartnersInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2021New York, New York, United States
  8. Ripple VenturesVenture Fellow2021Ontario, Canada
  9. LoftStrategic Finance Intern2020 — 2021
  10. University of PennsylvaniaTeaching Assistant (Organic Chemistry, Partial Differential Equations)2019 — 2020Greater Philadelphia Area
  11. University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineResearch Assistant, Morrisey Labs2018 — 2020Pennsylvania, PA

Skills & more

Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft Excel2Microsoft WordRMicrosoft Office1Leadership13Team Leadership3Writing1ManagementChemistry16Research14Biology2
+12 moreStatisticsData AnalysisStatistical Data AnalysisPhysicsCalculusGoogle DriveGoogle SheetsImage JPeer TutoringTeachingTime ManagementBudgeting

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Ta?
John Ta is CEO of Affil.ai. He previously held strategy roles at Accenture and growth positions at Roame (a Y Combinator Summer 2023 company), and worked in M&A investment banking at Leerink. He studied biophysics and biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.
Where does John Ta work?
John Ta is Founder of Affil.ai.
What companies did John Ta found?
John Ta founded Affil.ai.
Where did John Ta go to school?
John Ta studied at University of Pennsylvania (BA in Biochemistry, Biophysics); Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI (High School); Saint John's High School.

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