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Mingi Kwon

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Founder at Familiar

Seoul, South Korea

FoundedFamiliar · YC

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Mingi Kwon, founder of Familiar, holds a PhD in AI from Yonsei University and previously worked on large-scale text-to-video models at Adobe Research, with published research at major AI conferences. He also ran localized YouTube channels with over 400,000 combined subscribers.

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

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

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Familiar's investors · 14

Agrolimen VenturesAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAustralian Gulf CapitalAbu DhabiEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksESSENCE VCBothellGarage CapitalWaterlooProgressionSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksScript CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksSoGal VenturesNew York · $50K – $500K checksThe Restore CapitalReynoldsburgVela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksVentioneers CapitalOakvilleY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026Zero Index

Co-founders at Familiar

AZAn Zhu Liu
An Zhu LiuCEO
XZXu Zheng
Xu ZhengFounder
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Jibin SongFounder
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Sid SharmaFounder
VA
Vatsal AggarwalFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mingi Kwon?
Mingi Kwon, founder of Familiar, holds a PhD in AI from Yonsei University and previously worked on large-scale text-to-video models at Adobe Research, with published research at major AI conferences. He also ran localized YouTube channels with over 400,000 combined subscribers.
Where does Mingi Kwon work?
Mingi Kwon is Founder of Familiar.
What companies did Mingi Kwon found?
Mingi Kwon founded Familiar.

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