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Tyson Chen

Founder

Founder at Avoca

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAvoca · YC

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About

Tyson Chen is a cofounder at Avoca. He previously worked for three years as a product manager at Nuro on autonomous delivery systems, and spent two years as a consultant at BCG advising Fortune 500 companies on AI applications. He studied computer science at MIT with a focus on machine learning research in generative AI for drug discovery.

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Tyson went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Avoca's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Avoca's investors · 32

Agrolimen VenturesAlt CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksAmplify CapitalToronto · $365K – $730K checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAudaciousSan FranciscoBoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2026Capital 49Hong KongCitta CapitalPalo Alto · since 2026Davidovs Venture CollectiveSan Francisco · $100K – $3M checksFAST — by GETTYLABSan Francisco · $100K checksFormus CapitalGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checksNexus Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026Not Yet VenturesCharlottesvilleOUTBOUND CAPITALSaratoga Springs · since 2026Pathlight VenturesOld Bridge · $500K – $5M checksPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LP$100K – $3M checksPioneerToronto, OntarioRomulus CapitalBoston · $250K – $10M checksSBXiCambridge · $10K – $1M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checksSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2026Standard CapitalSan FranciscoTCP CapitalMiamiThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksVicus VenturesNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Avoca

ASApurva Shrivastava
Apurva ShrivastavaFounder
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Sissi Li ZhouFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tyson Chen?
Tyson Chen is a cofounder at Avoca. He previously worked for three years as a product manager at Nuro on autonomous delivery systems, and spent two years as a consultant at BCG advising Fortune 500 companies on AI applications. He studied computer science at MIT with a focus on machine learning research in generative AI for drug discovery.
Where does Tyson Chen work?
Tyson Chen is Founder of Avoca.
What companies did Tyson Chen found?
Tyson Chen founded Avoca.

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