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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

Intro paths

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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In turn, Sean can intro founders to Solugen's investors below.

Solugen's investors · 29

Aera VCSingapore · $25K – $5M checksBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2021BlackRockWilmington · since 2021BoxGroupNew York · $1M checksCanada Growth FundMontreal · since 2026Cantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checksCarbonAmsterdam · $100K checks · since 2021Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksCrunchFundFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2019FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksGICSingapore · since 2021Harpoon VenturesSan Diego · $100K – $5M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodKdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checksKinnevikStockholmLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checksLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021Meron CapitalTel AvivMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRefactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Singapore · $100K – $500K checksTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoY 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

Hard Tech

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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