About
Vincent Chen worked at Google for three years developing deep learning models and agentic AI systems for consumer products, and built recommendation systems for enterprise customers. He is now founding Panta, a commercial insurance brokerage.
Founder at PantaYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Vincent went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Panta's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Vincent can intro founders to Panta's investors below.
Panta's investors · 4
Co-founders at Panta
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Frank WangFounder
Experience
- Panta (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- GoogleMachine Learning Engineer2022 — 2025Mountain View, California, United States
- AmazonData Engineer2021Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- Tar Heel Mask Initiative(THMI LLC)Co-Founder2020 — 2021
Skills & more
Java4Python (Programming Language)3Amazon Web Services (AWS)CC++SQLLinuxNode.jsJavaScriptDockerGithubPostgreSQL
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NoSQLTensorFlowBashSeleniumGitTableauPyTorchOperating SystemsData WarehousingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingData ScienceLanguages Chinese · English
- Private Pilot License — Federal Aviation Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Second Major in Computer Science — UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
From Vincent's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vincent Chen?
- Vincent Chen worked at Google for three years developing deep learning models and agentic AI systems for consumer products, and built recommendation systems for enterprise customers. He is now founding Panta, a commercial insurance brokerage.
- Where does Vincent Chen work?
- Vincent Chen is Founder of Panta.
- What companies did Vincent Chen found?
- Vincent Chen founded Panta.
- Where did Vincent Chen go to school?
- Vincent Chen studied at Y Combinator; UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
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