Tiger Wang
FounderCo-Founder & CTO at Nessie
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedNessie Β· YC
About
Co-Founder & CTO at Nessie. Wang holds a BS from Yale (2024) and previously worked at Amazon on authentication infrastructure. He has prior experience shipping mobile applications and studying Linux kernel security at Yale.
Co-Founder & CTO at NessieYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Tiger went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β the partner who ran Nessie's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Tiger can intro founders to Nessie's investors below.
Nessie's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Nessie
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Anna ZhangCo-Founder & CEO
Experience
- Nessie LabsCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer II2025Seattle, WA
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2024 β 2025Seattle, WA
- Yale UniversityResearch Assistant2023 β 2024New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Yale UniversityUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2021 β 2023New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer Intern2023Seattle, WA
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer Intern2022Bellevue, WA
- OnTrack RehabilitationSoftware Engineer Intern2021New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Cornell UniversityResearch Assistant2019Ithaca, New York Area
Skills & more
Technology Leadership4Cryptography3Java2C1AWS1JavaScriptPython (Programming Language)1React.jsSwift (Programming Language)Public SpeakingWriting
Languages English Β· Mandarin Chinese Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tiger Wang?
- Co-Founder & CTO at Nessie. Wang holds a BS from Yale (2024) and previously worked at Amazon on authentication infrastructure. He has prior experience shipping mobile applications and studying Linux kernel security at Yale.
- Where does Tiger Wang work?
- Tiger Wang is Co-Founder & CTO of Nessie.
- What companies did Tiger Wang found?
- Tiger Wang founded Nessie.
- Where did Tiger Wang go to school?
- Tiger Wang studied at Y Combinator; Yale University (B.S. Computer Science); The Webb School (High School Diploma, Summa Cum Laude).
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