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Timothy Chung

Founder

Founder at Unifold

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedUnifold · YC

About

Timothy Chung co-founded Streambird, a wallet-as-a-service platform acquired by MoonPay, and previously worked as an engineer at Polymarket and Instabase. He studied Computer Science at Columbia University and Cambridge University.

Founder at UnifoldYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Timothy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — 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, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Unifold's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Timothy can intro founders to Unifold's investors below.

Unifold's investors · 2

Digital Currency GroupNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Unifold

HCHau Chu
Hau ChuFounder/Chief Engineer
QHQuang Huynh
Quang HuynhFounder

Experience

  1. Unifold (YC W26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
  2. MoonPaySenior Software Engineer2023 — 2025New York, United States
  3. Streambird (Acquired by MoonPay)Co-Founder & CEO2021 — 2023New York, United States
  4. SFB Technologies, IncLead Engineer2019 — 2020
  5. FØCALSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2019
  6. Andreessen Horowitza16z2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. InstabaseSoftware Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Spectator Publishing CompanySenior Developer, Ruby on Rails Instructor, Co-founder of SpecTech2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  9. Columbia University in the City of New YorkLead Developer of Coursesatcu.com2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  10. Columbia University in the City of New YorkCo-author of Print@CU2015Greater New York City Area
  11. 500 StartupsBatch 142015San Francisco Bay Area
  12. StackShareEngineering2015
  13. UC BerkeleyApplication Developer2014Berkeley, CA

Skills & more

Ruby on Rails4Startup Data1Web Broadcasting2Live Video Streaming2Technology Education1EdtechStartup databaseMarket ResearchRapid Prototyping1Machine LearningGo (Programming Language)FinTech

Languages English

From Timothy's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Timothy Chung?
Timothy Chung co-founded Streambird, a wallet-as-a-service platform acquired by MoonPay, and previously worked as an engineer at Polymarket and Instabase. He studied Computer Science at Columbia University and Cambridge University.
Where does Timothy Chung work?
Timothy Chung is Founder of Unifold.
What companies did Timothy Chung found?
Timothy Chung founded Unifold.
Where did Timothy Chung go to school?
Timothy Chung studied at Columbia University (Computer Science); University of Cambridge (Computer Science); Y Combinator (W26).

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