About
Kenshi Arasaki is a co-founder of A Thinking Ape, a game development company that was acquired by Embracer Group.
Founder/CEO at A Thinking ApeYC W08
Intro paths
YC
Kenshi went through Y Combinator (Winter 2008) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Kenshi can intro founders to A Thinking Ape's investors below.
A Thinking Ape's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at A Thinking Ape
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Eric DiepFounder
Experience
- New AI consumer startupCofoundercurrent2026 β presentCanada
- Various companiesBoard member2026Canada
- A Thinking ApeExecutive Chair2023 β 2024Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- A Thinking ApeCEO & Co-founder2008 β 2023
- Amazon.comSDE2006 β 2007
Skills & more
Scalability10Distributed Systems5Mobile Applications10iOS development1Web Applications5JavaScript3Django3Python9Ruby1Git2Objective-C2REST4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kenshi Arasaki?
- Kenshi Arasaki is a co-founder of A Thinking Ape, a game development company that was acquired by Embracer Group.
- Where does Kenshi Arasaki work?
- Kenshi Arasaki is Founder/CEO of A Thinking Ape.
- What companies did Kenshi Arasaki found?
- Kenshi Arasaki founded A Thinking Ape.
- Where did Kenshi Arasaki go to school?
- Kenshi Arasaki studied at Y Combinator; University of Calgary (BSc, Computer science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
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University of Calgary mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Garrett CampBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Aero +1Wilson ActonLLBFounded Whipcord +1Alice ReimerB. Sc.Founded the51Martin VetterMBAFounded CarrotventuresJim HardinDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded CarrotventuresRob LeclercBachelor of Arts - BAFounded AgFunder
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended University of Calgary74
Garrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesLeah GosbeeCFO at Version One VenturesRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager β Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChris EricksonFounder at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Bryan ChowInvestor at Side Door Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at A Thinking Ape3
Also worked at Amazon.com645
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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