Fundraising Fox

Kevin Wong

Founder

Founder at CentralComs

San Jose, California, United States

FoundedCentralComs · YC

About

Kevin Wong was a founding engineer at a venture-backed startup where he worked on infrastructure systems and AI video generation technology. He studied Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley.

Founder at CentralComsYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Kevin went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran CentralComs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Kevin can intro founders to CentralComs's investors below.

CentralComs's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at CentralComs

KCKyle Chang
Kyle ChangFounder

Experience

  1. CentralComs (YC P26)Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — present
  2. Foundation CapitalAcceleratorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. vly.ai (YC F24)Product2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Wong?
Kevin Wong was a founding engineer at a venture-backed startup where he worked on infrastructure systems and AI video generation technology. He studied Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley.
Where does Kevin Wong work?
Kevin Wong is Founder of CentralComs.
What companies did Kevin Wong found?
Kevin Wong founded CentralComs.
Where did Kevin Wong go to school?
Kevin Wong studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research); Y Combinator (Spring 2026); UC Berkeley College of Engineering (Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1

+ 8,766 more

Y Combinator mafia4,716

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3

+ 4,709 more

University of California, Berkeley mafia538

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportDavid FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2

+ 531 more

UC Berkeley College of Engineering mafia36

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rohan AroraBachelor's degreeFounded Biosense +1Divyaditya ShrivastavaBachelor's degreeFounded PaladinRussell NibbelinkBachelor of Science (BS)Founded OverviewMoncef BiazMaster of Engineering (MEng)Founded ArtifactTim BaratBachelor of Science - BSFounded GridwareMokshith VoodarlaBachelor of Science - BSFounded Sieve

+ 29 more

Foundation Capital mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Leo LuPartnerFounded BrewitKelly GraziadeiEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Perplexity FundAngus DavisGeneral PartnerFounded UpserveSteven WaterhouseEIRFounded Orchid LabsDavid RabieYoung Entrepreneur ProgramFounded TovalaEvis DrenovaMBA AssociateFounded Neosync

+ 6 more

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

+ 1,447 more

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

+ 1,994 more

Also attended UC Berkeley College of Engineering60

HariFellow at Clear VenturesAlejandro GomezInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alpin YukselogluPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmDivyansh SaksenaAnalyst at Congruent VenturesEdward YangSenior Associate at Prelude VenturesLan WuAnalyst at Fusion

+ 54 more

Shared employers

Also worked at CentralComs (YC P26)1

Kyle ChangFounder at CentralComs

Also worked at vly.ai (YC F24)2

Manav BokinalaFounder at StreamableVictor ChengCo-Founder and CEO at vly.ai