Kevin Tang
FounderCo-founder at Firebender
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedFirebender Β· YC
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1,105 people in our graph share verified history with Kevin β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
HemamunlockedKevin: together at Stealth Startup (2022β2024)
Γ2Kevin: together at Stealth Startup
Γ9Kevin: together at Y Combinator
About
Kevin Tang worked as a software engineer at Two Sigma, where he designed and built service infrastructure for trading and modeling teams. He began programming in high school by developing Roblox games.
Co-founder at FirebenderYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Kevin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran Firebender's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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Firebender's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Firebender
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Aman GottumukkalaFounder
Experience
- FirebenderCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 β present
- Stealth StartupCo-Founder2022 β 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Two SigmaSoftware Engineer2020 β 2022
- American ExpressSoftware Engineer2019 β 2020Phoenix, AZ
- Honey (joinhoney.com)Software Engineer Intern2019Los Angeles, CA
- The University of Texas at DallasCybersecurity Camp Director2018Richardson, Tx
- Texas A&M UniversityStudent Technician II2017 β 2018College Station-Bryan Area
- RobloxIndie Game Developer2017
Skills & more
Basketball26Clojure2Ultimate Frisbee29EntrepreneurshipObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)5Java2Node.js11React.js2JavaScript8C++3Google Cloud Platform (GCP)2Amazon Web Services (AWS)3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Tang?
- Kevin Tang worked as a software engineer at Two Sigma, where he designed and built service infrastructure for trading and modeling teams. He began programming in high school by developing Roblox games.
- Where does Kevin Tang work?
- Kevin Tang is Co-founder of Firebender.
- What companies did Kevin Tang found?
- Kevin Tang founded Firebender.
- Where did Kevin Tang go to school?
- Kevin Tang studied at Texas A&M University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator (W24); Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (High School Diploma).
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Texas A&M University mafia98
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Two Sigma mafia30
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Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science mafia10
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Shaoib MakaniFounded Motive Technologies +1Rishi TalatiFounded HotplateJagath VytheeswaranFounded VogentJustin WeiFounded PhindAman GottumukkalaHigh SchoolFounded FirebenderArihan VaranasiComputer ScienceFounded Wato
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup483
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Michael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorJakob PalmstiernaPresident at GSRColin BeirneFounding Partner at Deviation CapitalDouglas RomanoffManaging Partner at Parameter VenturesSophia LuoPartner at Greylock PartnersDusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma Ventures
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Also worked at American Express279
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital
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Also worked at Honey (joinhoney.com)13
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