About
Roger Gu is the founder of Emburse, a travel and expense management platform for enterprise organizations.
Founder at EmburseYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Roger 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, Roger can intro founders to Emburse's investors below.
Emburse's investors · 4
Co-founders at Emburse
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Peter LaiFounder/CEO
Experience
- FoxgloveVP of Sales and Operationscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StripeStrategic segment GTM lead for Issuing/BaaS2023 — 2025
- Stilt Inc.GM of Onbo2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- EmburseCo Founder (Acquired), GM of cards2015 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseDirector of Partnerships2014 — 2015San Francisco
- VisaGlobal Strategy Associate2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Marcum Cronus Partners LLCInvestment Banking Analyst2010 — 2012Boston, MA
- JPMorgan ChaseStructured Products Analyst (Summer intern)2008Hong Kong SAR
Skills & more
Business Valuation1Financial Modeling11Due Diligence6LBO1Financial Analysis6Valuation10Private Equity3Payments6Data Analytics1Competitive Analysis2Business Strategy20Alternative Payments1
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Business DevelopmentFinanceAnalysisGetting to YesMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointLanguages Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roger Gu?
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- Roger Gu founded Emburse.
- Where did Roger Gu go to school?
- Roger Gu studied at Princeton University (A.B., Economics); Parsippany High School.
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