Pennie Huang
FounderFounder at A1Zap by A1Base
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedA1Zap by A1Base · YC
About
Pennie Huang was an early-stage engineer and product hire at Forage (Y Combinator W19) before co-founding A1Base.
Founder at A1Zap by A1BaseYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Pennie went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Pennie can intro founders to A1Zap by A1Base's investors below.
A1Zap by A1Base's investors · 1
Co-founders at A1Zap by A1Base
PR
Pasha RayanFounder
Experience
- A1Base (YCW25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TruffleCTO2023 — 2024
- ForageProduct Manager (Student Growth & Enterprise Product)2020 — 2023
- ForageSoftware Engineer2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackbirdFounder, Blackbird Giants Cohort 02021 — 2022
- ISA-AustraliaProgram Leader2018Japan
Skills & more
Teamwork13Communication3Leadership1Microsoft Office12Microsoft Word13HTML59C9
Languages Cantonese · English · Japanese · Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pennie Huang?
- Pennie Huang was an early-stage engineer and product hire at Forage (Y Combinator W19) before co-founding A1Base.
- Where does Pennie Huang work?
- Pennie Huang is Founder of A1Zap by A1Base.
- What companies did Pennie Huang found?
- Pennie Huang founded A1Zap by A1Base.
- Where did Pennie Huang go to school?
- Pennie Huang studied at Y Combinator (W25); UNSW (B. Computer Science/ B. Commerce (FinTech)); UCL (Psycholinguistics).
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