About
Philip Ho is the founder and CEO of Absurd, which builds a platform for generating AI-produced videos for advertising.
Founder, CEO at AbsurdYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Philip went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Absurd's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Philip can intro founders to Absurd's investors below.
Absurd's investors · 3
Co-founders at Absurd
DC
Damian ChngFounder
DK
Daniel KatheinFounder, CTO
Experience
- Absurd (YC F25)Co-founder, CEOcurrent2025 — present
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philip Ho?
- Philip Ho is the founder and CEO of Absurd, which builds a platform for generating AI-produced videos for advertising.
- Where does Philip Ho work?
- Philip Ho is Founder, CEO of Absurd.
- What companies did Philip Ho found?
- Philip Ho founded Absurd.
- Where did Philip Ho go to school?
- Philip Ho studied at Northwestern University (Bachelor's degree).
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