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Robert Tran

Founder

Founder at Inkeep

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedInkeep · YC

About

Robert Tran studied computer science and mathematics at MIT and has worked across government, political, financial, and logistics sectors. He was an early engineer and later head of engineering at illumis, which built data aggregation software and was acquired by ComplySci, before cofounding Inkeep.

Founder at InkeepYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Robert went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Inkeep's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Robert can intro founders to Inkeep's investors below.

Inkeep's investors · 5

Coho DeeptechSan FranciscoGreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checks · since 2025Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2025Myelin VCMontevideo · $250K – $1M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Inkeep

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Experience

  1. InkeepCo-Founder, CTOcurrent2023 — present
  2. illumisHead of Engineering2019 — 2022New York City
  3. MIT Center for Transportation & LogisticsResearch Assistant2018 — 2019Cambridge
  4. TwitchSoftware Engineer2017San Francisco
  5. TetraScienceSoftware Engineer2017Boston
  6. MIT Media LabResearch Assistant2015 — 2017Cambridge

Frequently asked questions

Who is Robert Tran?
Robert Tran studied computer science and mathematics at MIT and has worked across government, political, financial, and logistics sectors. He was an early engineer and later head of engineering at illumis, which built data aggregation software and was acquired by ComplySci, before cofounding Inkeep.
Where does Robert Tran work?
Robert Tran is Founder of Inkeep.
What companies did Robert Tran found?
Robert Tran founded Inkeep.
Where did Robert Tran go to school?
Robert Tran studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering and in Mathematics); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Concentration in Artificial Intelligence); Y Combinator.

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