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Penny Chen

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Founder & CEO at Pax

United States

FoundedPax · YC

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1,076 people in our graph share verified history with Penny — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Wesley ChanunlockedPenny: together at Flexport (2022–2023)
Penny: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×9Penny: together at Y Combinator
Penny: together at National Taiwan University

About

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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Founder & CEO at PaxYC S24

Intro paths

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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In turn, Penny can intro founders to Pax's investors below.

Pax's investors · 9

Basis Set VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Sancus VenturesSan Francisco · since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2025Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Pax

CLChris Le
Chris LeFounder

Experience

  1. PaxCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AmazonResearch Scientist2024Seattle, Washington, United States
  3. FlexportApplied Research Scientist2022 — 2023
  4. AmazonResearch Scientist2019 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States

Skills & more

Languages Chinese · English · Taiwanese

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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 Founder & CEO of Pax.
What companies did Penny Chen found?
Penny Chen founded Pax.
Where did Penny Chen go to school?
Penny Chen studied at Y Combinator; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Dual Master's Degree in MechE and EECS).

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