Vivian Midha Shen
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Y Combinator · Founder at Acely
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedAcely · YC
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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
Vivian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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 and General Partner at Y Combinator.
- What companies did Vivian Midha Shen found?
- Vivian Midha Shen founded Acely.
- What companies has Vivian Midha Shen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Beyond Reach Labs, Cascade, Frontier Computing, Oxus, Pax Historia, Polymorph, Terranox AI, Voxel Energy.
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