Where does Peter Lai work?

Peter Lai is Founder of Crocodoc and Founder/CEO at Emburse.

What companies did Peter Lai found?

Peter Lai founded Crocodoc, Emburse.

Where did Peter Lai go to school?

Peter Lai studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science).

Peter Lai

Founder

Founder at Crocodoc · Founder/CEO at Emburse

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCrocodoc · YC Emburse · YC

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

Kyle DohertyunlockedPeter: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004)

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×5Peter: together at Box

Peter: together at PARC

About

Peter Lai studied electrical engineering and cognitive science at MIT. He founded Crocodoc in 2010 and later worked on Emburse starting in 2016.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

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Founder at Crocodoc YC W10

Intro paths

Peter went through Y Combinator (Winter 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Crocodoc's investors below.

Crocodoc's investors · 4

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2010 Bantam GroupWestwood · since 2021 SV AngelSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010

Co-founders at Crocodoc

Ryan DamicoFounder/CEO

Matt LongFounder

Bennett RogersFounder

Founder/CEO at Emburse YC W16

Intro paths

Peter went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Emburse's investors below.

Emburse's investors · 4

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2016 NewionAmsterdam · $1.1M – $11M checks Teamworthy VenturesNew York Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Emburse

Roger GuFounder

Experience

A\Member of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
EmburseSVP of Engineering2020 — 2023
EmburseHead of Product2019 — 2020
EmburseFounder & CEO2014 — 2019San Francisco
BoxSenior Engineer2013 — 2014
CrocodocCo-Founder2009 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
PARCResearch Intern2006Palo Alto, CA

Skills & more

Algorithms8Software Engineering3JavaScript2Python6Git2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Lai?: Peter Lai studied electrical engineering and cognitive science at MIT. He founded Crocodoc in 2010 and later worked on Emburse starting in 2016.
Where does Peter Lai work?: Peter Lai is Founder of Crocodoc and Founder/CEO at Emburse.
What companies did Peter Lai found?: Peter Lai founded Crocodoc, Emburse.
Where did Peter Lai go to school?: Peter Lai studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science).

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Box mafia29

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Ritik MalhotraProduct / Engineering LeadFounded Savvy +2 Jeff SeibertHead of Box Boston, Engineering ManagerFounded Crashlytics +1 Tanooj LuthraStaff Software EngineerFounded Elph +1 Reshma KhilnaniEngineering ManagerFounded Medplum +1 Tomas BarretoEngineering ManagerFounded Okay Ted BlosserSenior Account ExecutiveFounded WorkRamp

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Delian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox

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Shared employers

Also worked at Emburse8

Laurent DrionPartner at E-Merge Kellen HainesVice President at K1 Investment Management Ted PowerFounder/CPO at Abacus Roger GuFounder at Emburse Thomas MooreFounder at Versa Alan NeveuManager and Chief Technology Officer at Certify

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Also worked at Box84

Sam BakerInvestor Relations at Scale Venture Partners Juliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture Partners Jules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Roxie RumInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Whitney BouckA foodie who works at a venture capital firm and blogs about culinary adventures Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ

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Also worked at Crocodoc2

Ryan DamicoFounder/CEO at Crocodoc Matt LongFounder at Crocodoc

Also worked at PARC32

Jessy RivestInvestor at Khosla Ventures Vibhu MittalGen AI at SenseAI Ventures Junko Van NormanChief of Staff at Yamaha Motor Ventures Stefan HeckAdvisor at Chrysalix Sophie V. VandebroekInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures Werner GoetzInvestment Committee Member, Partner Champion to Amped Innovation at Silicon Valley

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About

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Founder at CrocodocYC W10

Intro paths

Crocodoc's investors · 4

Co-founders at Crocodoc

Founder/CEO at EmburseYC W16

Intro paths

Emburse's investors · 4

Co-founders at Emburse

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221

Box mafia29

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Shared employers

Also worked at Emburse8

Also worked at Box84

Also worked at Crocodoc2

Also worked at PARC32

Founder at Crocodoc YC W10

Founder/CEO at Emburse YC W16