About
ShiHan Wan is a backend engineer who has held CEO roles at multiple startups and is currently leading Xeol.
Founder at XeolYC S23
Intro paths
YC
ShiHan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, ShiHan can intro founders to Xeol's investors below.
Experience
- Fleet AI, Inc.Member of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Extensional LabsCo-Founder2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Xeol (Acq. by HeroDevs)Co-Founder and CEO2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- ElectricDirector of Engineering, Platform Engineering2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- ElectricEngineering Manager, Platform Engineering2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Ada IncEngineering Manager, Product Engineering2019 — 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ada IncFounding Engineer2016 — 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- CIBCETF Market Making2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is ShiHan Wan?
- ShiHan Wan is a backend engineer who has held CEO roles at multiple startups and is currently leading Xeol.
- Where does ShiHan Wan work?
- ShiHan Wan is Founder of Xeol.
- What companies did ShiHan Wan found?
- ShiHan Wan founded Xeol.
- Where did ShiHan Wan go to school?
- ShiHan Wan studied at Y Combinator (S23); University of Toronto (B.Sc, Computer Science).
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University of Toronto mafia101
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CIBC mafia3
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fleet AI, Inc.2
Also worked at Extensional Labs2
Also worked at Electric6
Also worked at Ada Inc9
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