About
Tyler Chen is co-founder and CEO of Subtle Computing. He graduated as valedictorian from UC Berkeley and was a Knight-Hennessy scholar at Stanford, with a background spanning mechatronics, neural, molecular, and frugal engineering.
Founder at Subtle
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Subtle's investors · 9
3E Bioventures CapitalPalo AltoAbstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksBRVMenlo Park · since 2026Entrada VenturesSanta BarbaraHike VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksInception Studio CapitalSilicon Valley · $100K – $1.5M checksSamsung VenturesMenlo Park · since 2026Shinhan Venture InvestmentSeoul · $2.2M – $45M checks · since 2026SLVC
Experience
- Subtle ComputingCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityPhD Candidatecurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- N95DECONLead Scientist2020 — 2021Earth
- IlluminaAdvanced Engineering Intern2019Foster City, California
- UC Berkeley College of EngineeringMolecular Engineer2017 — 2019Berkeley, CA
- Berkeley HyperloopCo-Founder, President, Lead Engineer - Acceleration and Braking2015 — 2019Berkeley, CA
- KairosFellow2017 — 2019Berkeley, CA
- TOM: Tikkun Olam MakersHackathon Lead Designer2017Berkeley, CA
- iGenomX (Acquired by Twist)Genomics Intern2016 — 2017San Diego County, California, United States
- Sitari Pharmaceuticals (Acquired by GSK)Research Intern2014
Skills & more
Leadership13Team Management5Public Speaking5Biotechnology9Mechanical Engineering7Entrepreneurship8Product Design5Start-ups5Simulations3Research2Genomics
Languages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tyler Chen?
- Tyler Chen is co-founder and CEO of Subtle Computing. He graduated as valedictorian from UC Berkeley and was a Knight-Hennessy scholar at Stanford, with a background spanning mechatronics, neural, molecular, and frugal engineering.
- Where does Tyler Chen work?
- Tyler Chen is Founder of Subtle.
- What companies did Tyler Chen found?
- Tyler Chen founded Subtle.
- Where did Tyler Chen go to school?
- Tyler Chen studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Candidate, Bioengineering); Knight-Hennessy Scholars (King Global Leadership Program); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Materials Science and Bioengineering).
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