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Vivian Midha Shen

Founder

Founder at Acely

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedAcely · YC

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2,081 people in our graph share verified history with Vivian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedVivian: together at Stanford University (2011)

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Vivian: together at Google

×8Vivian: together at McKinsey & Company

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 Acely YC W18

Intro paths

YC

Vivian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Experience

Y CombinatorVisiting Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Acely AIFounder, Boardcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Juni LearningFounder2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
OperatorDirector of Product2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
McKinsey & CompanySummer BA, BA2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
GoogleSoftware Engineering2012Mountain View
Stanford University - Computer Science DepartmentResearcher2011

Skills & more

Languages Chinese · English · 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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Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Stanford University mafia1,934

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McKinsey & Company mafia736

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University of Oxford mafia622

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Operator mafia4

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Shared employers

Also worked at Acely AI3

Eurie KimManaging Partner at Forerunner Ventures Vince MundyFounder/CEO at Optilly/Installmonetizer Ron SchneidermannFounder at AllTrails Exits false

Also worked at Juni Learning4

Adish JainFounder at Mosaic Eshani MehtaFounder at Lumari Nalu ConcepcionFounder at Idler Bright XuFounder at Aspect

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Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Jeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo

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