About
Roger Tran is COO at Cinapse with background in UX, architecture, and real estate development, and education from Stanford and Harvard.
Founder at CinapseYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Roger went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Roger can intro founders to Cinapse's investors below.
Cinapse's investors · 1
Co-founders at Cinapse
HP
Herman PhillipsFounder
Experience
- Rosalie AgencyCOOcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Aloe HomesFoundercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area + Los Angeles
- CinapseCo-Founder2020 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
- Iro HouseFounder & Architect2021 — 2024Pasadena, California, United States
- Harvard University Graduate School of DesignMaster of Architecture Candidate2014 — 2015Cambridge, MA
- Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)Architectural Designer2014San Francisco
- Field ArchitectureArchitectural Designer2013Palo Alto, CA
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant2012Stanford University
Skills & more
Sketch33iOS Design4Web Design5Graphic Design9Invision2Adobe Creative Suite CS6 / CC4Balsamiq23D Printing2Rhino1Revit2AutoCAD Architecture2InDesign9
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Presentation DesignTraktorWoodworkingModel ConstructionChinese Calligraphic PaintingPowerPointDigital PhotographyUX Research3D Computer Aided Design (3D CAD)iOSFigma (Software)Rhino 3DLanguages Cantonese · English · Mandarin · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roger Tran?
- Roger Tran is COO at Cinapse with background in UX, architecture, and real estate development, and education from Stanford and Harvard.
- Where does Roger Tran work?
- Roger Tran is Founder of Cinapse.
- What companies did Roger Tran found?
- Roger Tran founded Cinapse.
- Where did Roger Tran go to school?
- Roger Tran studied at Y Combinator (W22); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art History); Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture).
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Shared employers
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