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Tennison Chan

Founder

Cofounder CTO at Truewind

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedTruewind Β· YC

About

Tennison Chan is co-founder and CTO of Truewind.

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Tennison Chan @tennisonchan

LLMs don’t just make compute accessible to non-technical people They make all human knowledge executable Content used to be something you read. Now it’s something you run

Jul 19, 2026

Tennison Chan @tennisonchan

Finally, I've been working around the clock for that 5-hour usage limit. https://t.co/Mafa0GcQKk

Jul 13, 2026

Tennison Chan @tennisonchan

Me convincing my engineers who think shipping fast means cutting corners: β€œWe’re not cutting corners. We’re building circles!”

Jun 28, 2026

Cofounder CTO at TruewindYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Tennison went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Truewind's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Tennison can intro founders to Truewind's investors below.

Truewind's investors Β· 8

Beat VenturesFin CapitalHike VenturesMyAsiaVCPathlight VenturesRho VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Truewind

ALAlex Lee
Alex LeeFounder

Experience

  1. TruewindCo-Founder, CTOcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. FlexportSenior Software Engineer2021 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. PinterestSoftware Engineer2019 β€” 2021San Francisco, California
  4. Alibaba GroupSenior Frontend Engineer2018Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
  5. AlphaSightsSoftware Engineer2015 β€” 2017Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. Y CombinatorW23

Skills & more

GraphQL23Redux.js18React.js12JavaScript48Web Development34Social Entrepreneurship16MySQL12Mobile Applications27HTML 58Entrepreneurship7HTML10HTML59
+12 moreMicrosoft OfficeLinuxjQueryLeadershipCSS3Google AnalyticsPhotoshopLAMP stackUnix Shell ScriptingMarketingUser ExperienceSmart TV

Languages English Β· Mandarin

  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence β€” Udacity

From Tennison's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Flexport mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Trae StephensDirectorFounded PursuitHong HuSenior Engineering Manager & Site LeaderFounded 500 FriendsAndrew CoyleProduct Design Lead (first designer)Founded Hey HealthcareYotam HamielSenior Software EngineerFounded Magicflow 𐂂Q CarlsonProduct Designer, User Experience Research LeadFounded The New Money CompanyAditya NadkarniSoftware EngineerFounded Lore

+ 5 more

Flexport mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan PetersenCEOFounded FlexportHong HuSenior Engineering Manager & Site LeaderFounded 500 FriendsAndrew CoyleDirector of DesignFounded Hey HealthcareYotam HamielSenior Software EngineerFounded Magicflow 𐂂Q CarlsonProduct Designer, User Experience Research LeadFounded The New Money CompanyAditya NadkarniSoftware EngineerFounded Lore

+ 5 more

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Truewind3

JoePartner at Thomson Reuters VenturesAlex RenFounding Partner at FellowsAlex LeeFounder at Truewind

Also worked at Flexport36

Wesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesJessExecutive Assistant at Renegade PartnersRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesSpencer FoustManaging Director at Sozo VenturesBrian FrankPartner at Permanent Capital Ventures

+ 30 more

Also worked at Pinterest65

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAaron RuPrincipal at RET VenturesJeff ChangInvestor at Vertex Venture Management Pte. Ltd.

+ 59 more

Also worked at Alibaba Group24

Hong TangVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesLily JooVenture Partner at VentureFriendsWeisheng NeoPartner at QualgroViolet TanPartner & COO at UpHonest CapitalLuCompliance Director at UpHonest CapitalRichardInvestment Analyst at UpHonest Capital

+ 18 more