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About
Co-founder of Arbital, a decentralized market making engine for perpetual DEXes. Previously head of growth and the first non-engineering hire at the exchange Aevo, where he led growth, marketing, and product, and earlier co-founded the crypto media platform Launchy; he holds a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from LSE.
Founder at ArbitalYC S26
Intro paths
Karon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Arbital's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Arbital's investors · 3
Co-founders at Arbital
Experience
- Arbital (YC S26)Foundercurrent2025 — present
- LaunchyCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- AevoHead of Growth2023 — 2026
- Saison CapitalVenture Scout2023 — 2024
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- AntlerFounder in Residence2022Singapore
- IntricFounder2018 — 2022
- Cardiff University School of EngineeringEngineering Intern2016
- The Cavendish Laboratory - Department of Physics at the University of CambridgeResearch Intern2016
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karon Pangestu?
- Co-founder of Arbital, a decentralized market making engine for perpetual DEXes. Previously head of growth and the first non-engineering hire at the exchange Aevo, where he led growth, marketing, and product, and earlier co-founded the crypto media platform Launchy; he holds a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from LSE.
- Where does Karon Pangestu work?
- Karon Pangestu is Founder of Arbital.
- What companies did Karon Pangestu found?
- Karon Pangestu founded Arbital.
- Where did Karon Pangestu go to school?
- Karon Pangestu studied at Y Combinator (S26); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc, MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS); Cardiff Sixth Form College (A Levels).
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Also worked at Arbital (YC S26)2
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