Where does Ken Urata work?

Ken Urata is Founder of Omoi (formerly Azuki).

What companies did Ken Urata found?

Ken Urata founded Omoi (formerly Azuki).

Where did Ken Urata go to school?

Ken Urata studied at UC Irvine (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering).

Ken Urata

Founder

Founder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOmoi (formerly Azuki) · YC

Find your path to Ken

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

Ryan LaurinunlockedKen: together at UC Irvine (2003–2004)

×4Ken: together at Thumbtack

×6Ken: together at UC Irvine

Ken: together at Crunchyroll

About

Ken Urata co-founded KiraKira Media and previously worked as a software engineer at Crunchyroll and Thumbtack. He is fluent in English and Japanese and operates a manga analytics website.

Founder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)YC W22

Intro paths

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

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In turn, Ken can intro founders to Omoi (formerly Azuki)'s investors below.

Omoi (formerly Azuki)'s investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Omoi (formerly Azuki)

Abbas JafferyFounder

Adela ChangFounder

Evan MintoFounder

Krystyn NeisessFounder

Experience

OmoiCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
AppLovinSenior Software Engineer2024Palo Alto, California, United States
ThumbtackFront End Engineer2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Crunchyroll, Inc.Software Engineer2014 — 2017San Francisco
EllationSoftware Engineer2014 — 2017San Francisco
Satellite Station, Inc.Localization Specialist2010 — 2013Dublin, California
TSG U.S.A., Inc.System Engineer2008 — 2009Peachtree City, GA

Skills & more

Testing17Mobile Applications17RSpec10Web Development1JavaScript36React.jsRedux.jsSASSCSS33HTML 520HTML28Ruby on Rails27

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Languages English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Urata?: Ken Urata co-founded KiraKira Media and previously worked as a software engineer at Crunchyroll and Thumbtack. He is fluent in English and Japanese and operates a manga analytics website.
Where does Ken Urata work?: Ken Urata is Founder of Omoi (formerly Azuki).
What companies did Ken Urata found?: Ken Urata founded Omoi (formerly Azuki).
Where did Ken Urata go to school?: Ken Urata studied at UC Irvine (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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UC Irvine mafia101

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Benjamin South LeeProduct Design LeadFounded Variant +1 Kun GaoCo-FounderFounded Ggwp +1 James LinCo-Founder and Chief Product OfficerFounded CSPA Abbas JafferyRoninFounded Omoi (formerly Azuki)Evan MintoSoftware Engineer & Podcast HostFounded Omoi (formerly Azuki)Angel PoonProduct ManagerFounded CSPA

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Same school

Also attended UC Irvine260

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Shared employers

Also worked at Omoi3

Abbas JafferyFounder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)Evan MintoFounder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)Krystyn NeisessFounder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)

Also worked at AppLovin16

Guocong SongData Scientist at Playground Global Furqan RydhanEntrepreneur + Investor + Technologist Phil SandersonSenior Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners Kamran AnsariVenture Partner at Infinity Ventures Briana BillinghamChief of Staff at AUTHENTIC VENTURES Maynard WebbInvestor at Webb Investment Network

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Also worked at Thumbtack19

Katie BiberChief Operating Officer at Paradigm Lily SarafanInvestor at Streamlined Ventures Stephan GoupilleGeneral Partner at Data Tech Alex GurevichManaging Director at Javelin Venture Partners Greg FantBrand & Marketing at Roble Ventures Bryan SchreierPartner at Sequoia Capital

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AndrewInvestor at Exceptional Capital Varun SharmaPrincipal at Haveli Investments Sybil GriebPrincipal at Pitbull Ventures James LinFounder at CSPA Benjamin South LeeCo-founder, CEO (Acq. by Avara Labs) at Sonar Abbas JafferyFounder at Omoi (formerly Azuki)

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