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 2021BlackRockNew York · 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 CapitalNew York · $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
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Gaurab ChakrabartiFounder
Experience
- SolugenCTOcurrent2016 — presentHouston, Texas Area
- MITGraduate Student2011 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- University of DelawareChemical Engineering/Chemistry Student2007 — 2011Newark, DE
- MerckEngineering and Technology Fellow (Intern)2009 — 2010Greater Philadelphia Area
- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)Engineering Intern2008Philadelphia, PA
Skills & more
Matlab8AFM15Catalysis42Research31Chemistry27Organic Chemistry5Laboratory7Chemical Engineering5Thermodynamics5
From Sean's professional profile.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Sean HuntInside 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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