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Matthew Chen

Founder

Founder at Laurence

FoundedLaurence Β· YC

About

Matthew Chen worked on data science and machine learning at Google and Facebook, where he contributed to user retention and recommendation systems. He studied mathematics, computer science, and AI research at Cornell, and was an early engineer at a health-tech startup.

Founder at LaurenceYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Matthew went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Laurence's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Matthew can intro founders to Laurence's investors below.

Laurence's investors Β· 2

Co-founders at Laurence

LGLeo Gierhake