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Phil Yuen

Founder

Founder at Aurabeat · Founder/CEO at TextPayMe

Hong Kong SAR

FoundedAurabeat · YCTextPayMe · YC

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

Mike ZakunlockedPhil: together at Cornell (1996–2002)
×6Phil: together at Cornell
×5Phil: together at Zynga

About

Phil Yuen founded TextPayMe, a mobile payment system acquired by Amazon, where it evolved into Amazon Payments. He is currently developing an air filtration device.

Founder at AurabeatYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Phil went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Phil can intro founders to Aurabeat's investors below.

Aurabeat's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Aurabeat

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Founder/CEO at TextPayMeYC S05

Intro paths

YC

Phil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2005) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Phil can intro founders to TextPayMe's investors below.

TextPayMe's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2005

Experience

  1. Aurabeat Technology Limited (YC W21)CEOcurrent2020 — present
  2. Tink LabsCTO2013 — 2019
  3. ZyngaDirector of Products2011 — 2012Seattle
  4. Amazon.comTextPayMe Owner2006 — 2010Greater Seattle Area
  5. TextPayMe - Acquired by Amazon (YC S06)Founder & CEO2005 — 2006Greater Seattle Area
  6. MicrosoftProgram Manager2003 — 2005

Skills & more

SaaS12JavaScript4Scalability17Start-ups14Entrepreneurship9Mobile Applications31Software Design5Mobile Devices10Software Development11Product Management10Cloud Computing5Distributed Systems5
+3 moreSoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesAgile Project Management

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Phil Yuen?
Phil Yuen founded TextPayMe, a mobile payment system acquired by Amazon, where it evolved into Amazon Payments. He is currently developing an air filtration device.
Where does Phil Yuen work?
Phil Yuen is Founder of Aurabeat and Founder/CEO at TextPayMe.
What companies did Phil Yuen found?
Phil Yuen founded Aurabeat, TextPayMe.
Where did Phil Yuen go to school?
Phil Yuen studied at Cornell University (Masters of Engineering, Computer Science); Cornell University (B.A, Computer Science).

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Also worked at Tink Labs1

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