Fundraising Fox

Matthew Chow

Founder

Co-Founder at Trope

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTrope Β· YC

About

Matthew Chow is co-founder at Trope and previously held roles at Tesla, Zipline, and Schneider Electric. He studied Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia.

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Matt Chow @mattchowx

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Jul 25, 2026 Β· β™₯ 42 Β· ⇄ 2

Matt Chow @mattchowx

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Matt Chow @mattchowx

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Jul 8, 2026 Β· β™₯ 56

Co-Founder at TropeYC S26

Intro paths

YC

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

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

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

Trope's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Trope

VVVictor Vannara
Victor VannaraCo-Founder

Experience

  1. Trope (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. ZiplineSoftware Engineer2024San Francisco, CA
  3. Schneider ElectricEngineering & Sales2024Osaka, Japan
  4. Generac Power SystemsSoftware Engineer2023Vancouver, BC
  5. TeslaSoftware Engineer2023Palo Alto, CA

Education

  1. The University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Engineering
  2. Y Combinator

Same school

Also attended The University of British Columbia164

Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc

+ 158 more

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,457 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Zipline14

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesHady BarrySenior Investment Associate at Ventures PlatformAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard Crypto

+ 8 more

Also worked at Schneider Electric35

Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalChristofer FloresSoftware Engineer at Struck CapitalBetsy AtkinsAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersWang ChenyuSenior Manager at SGInnovateReagan BoltAssociate at Harbert Growth PartnersDaniel SalvucciPartner at Draper Cygnus

+ 29 more

Also worked at Generac Power Systems1

Stuart LombardAdvisory Board; Founder of ecobee at Alate Partners

Also worked at Tesla93

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners

+ 87 more