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Sean Hunt

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Founder/CTO at Solugen

Houston, Texas, United States

FoundedSolugen · YC

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About

Sean Hunt is co-founder and CTO of Solugen, a renewable chemicals company based in Houston, Texas, with expertise in chemical engineering, process technology development, and manufacturing.

Founder/CTO at SolugenYC W17

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YC

Sean went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Solugen's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Solugen's investors · 47

1984 Ventures Management, LlcSan Francisco · $750K – $1M checksAera VCSingapore · $25K – $5M checksAgrolimen VenturesArray Ventures Management LlcSan Francisco · $1.5M checksATEL VenturesSan FranciscoBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2021BlackRockNew York · since 2021BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checksCanada Growth FundMontreal · since 2026Cantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checksCarbonAmsterdam · $21.6K checks · since 2021Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksFalkon VenturesTexasFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2019FrialeNashville · $100K – $600K checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checksGICSingapore · since 2021Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checksHighburyInvesto CapitalAalborg · $30K – $3M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodK5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksKdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checksKinnevikStockholmLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Lowercase CapitalJacksonMeron CapitalTel AvivMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksNeonNew YorkNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyOurCrowdJerusalemPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRed Rooster VenturesSan MateoRefactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksRefactor IvyBurlingameRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Singapore · $100K – $500K checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksTaurus VenturesBangkokTemasekSingaporeTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoValor Equity PartnersChicagoVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Solugen

GCGaurab Chakrabarti
Gaurab ChakrabartiFounder

Experience

  1. SolugenCTOcurrent2016 — presentHouston, Texas Area
  2. MITGraduate Student2011 — 2016Greater Boston Area
  3. University of DelawareChemical Engineering/Chemistry Student2007 — 2011Newark, DE
  4. MerckEngineering and Technology Fellow (Intern)2009 — 2010Greater Philadelphia Area
  5. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)Engineering Intern2008Philadelphia, PA

Skills & more

Matlab8AFM15Catalysis42Research31Chemistry27Organic Chemistry5Laboratory7Chemical Engineering5Thermodynamics5

From Sean's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Sean Hunt

Inside The Startup Reinventing America’s Trillion Dollar Chemical Industry

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sean Hunt?
Sean Hunt is co-founder and CTO of Solugen, a renewable chemicals company based in Houston, Texas, with expertise in chemical engineering, process technology development, and manufacturing.
Where does Sean Hunt work?
Sean Hunt is Founder/CTO of Solugen.
What companies did Sean Hunt found?
Sean Hunt founded Solugen.
Where did Sean Hunt go to school?
Sean Hunt studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master’s Degree, Chemical Engineering Practice); University of Delaware (Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering).
What podcasts and interviews feature Sean Hunt?
Tracked appearances include "Inside The Startup Reinventing America’s Trillion Dollar Chemical Industry".

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