About
Vivian Shen studied computer science at Stanford and holds a minor in creative writing. She has held product leadership roles at Operator, worked as a software engineer at Google, and served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Founder at AcelyYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Vivian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Vivian can intro founders to Acely's investors below.
Acely's investors Β· 1
Experience
- Y CombinatorVisiting Partnercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Acely AIFounder, Boardcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Juni LearningFounder2017 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- OperatorDirector of Product2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanySummer BA, BA2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSoftware Engineering2012Mountain View
- Stanford University - Computer Science DepartmentResearcher2011
Skills & more
Languages Chinese Β· English Β· Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vivian Midha Shen?
- Vivian Shen studied computer science at Stanford and holds a minor in creative writing. She has held product leadership roles at Operator, worked as a software engineer at Google, and served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
- Where does Vivian Midha Shen work?
- Vivian Midha Shen is Founder of Acely.
- What companies did Vivian Midha Shen found?
- Vivian Midha Shen founded Acely.
- Where did Vivian Midha Shen go to school?
- Vivian Midha Shen studied at Stanford University (B.S, Computer Science); University of Oxford (Magdalen College, Study Abroad).
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