Find your path to Karon
481 people in our graph share verified history with Karon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Yi Min LohunlockedKaron: together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2018)
×6Karon: together at Entrepreneur First
×5Karon: together at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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
YC
Karon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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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In turn, Karon can intro founders to Arbital's investors below.
Arbital's investors · 1
Co-founders at Arbital
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Steven MulyawanFounder
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Vincent Owen ToniwanFounder
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
Skills & more
Blockchain4Facebook Advertising11Marketing6Sales4Product Marketing3Social Media Marketing18Venture Capital2Online Marketing14Start-ups2Social Media3Fundraising1Market Automation4
From Karon's professional profile.
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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Entrepreneur First mafia885
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Steven RenwickCohort memberFounded Tilores +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anne OsdoitCorporate Finance & Strategy - Executive summer schoolFounded Moon Surgical +2Henson OrserGeneral CourseFounded Soter +2Logan J HendersonSummer CertificateFounded Gridline Holdings +2Toby TriebelBsCFounded Spotcap +1Shaoib MakaniBScFounded Motive Technologies +1Steve LoughlinCertificateFounded RelateIQ +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,497
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended Cardiff Sixth Form College1
Shared employers
Also worked at Arbital (YC S26)2
Also worked at Saison Capital13
Kosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalVisa KannanManaging Partner at Saison CapitalQin En LooiPartner at Saison CapitalZiheng LiInvestor at Saison CapitalRJ BalmaterInvestor at Saison CapitalUday Paul KumarInvestor at Saison Capital
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Also worked at Entrepreneur First714
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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