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Penny Chen

Founder

CEO at Pax

United States

FoundedPax · YC

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Penny Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Pax AI, where she develops algorithms for pricing, forecasting, fulfillment, and capacity planning. She previously worked on optimization and supply chain projects at MIT, Flexport, and Amazon, applying machine learning, statistics, and algorithmic approaches.

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CEO at PaxYC S24

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YC

Penny went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Pax's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Pax's investors · 16

Alpha Square GroupNew YorkBasis Set VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2026Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checksCherubic VenturesGrand CaymanGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Golden WokGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checksProgressive VenturesPalo AltoSancus VenturesSan Francisco · since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2025Transpose Platform ManagementSan Francisco · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Z Venture CapitalTokyo

Co-founders at Pax

CLChris Le
Chris LeFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Penny Chen?
Penny Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Pax AI, where she develops algorithms for pricing, forecasting, fulfillment, and capacity planning. She previously worked on optimization and supply chain projects at MIT, Flexport, and Amazon, applying machine learning, statistics, and algorithmic approaches.
Where does Penny Chen work?
Penny Chen is CEO of Pax.
What companies did Penny Chen found?
Penny Chen founded Pax.

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