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- Leo Gierhake@LGierhakeFounder · LaurenceW26B2B · New York
- Matthew Chen@mlaurencechenFounder/CEO · LaurenceW26B2B · New York
- Laurence Midgley@SilkyDogfishFounder/CTO · Ångström AIS24Healthcare · San Francisco
- Laurence Fornari@FornariLaurenceFounder · SkyLightsS16Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Leo GierhakeLaurenceFounderWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/LGierhakeMatthew ChenLaurenceFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States2https://x.com/mlaurencechenLaurence MidgleyÅngström AIFounder/CTOSummer 2024HealthcareSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/SilkyDogfishLaurence FornariSkyLightsFounderSummer 2016ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/FornariLaurence
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Matthew Chen
Founder/CEO·Laurence
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchWinter 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Built the Data Science Agent at Google. Grew Facebook new user retention by 18% by tuning Facebook's friending model. Third engineer at health-tech startup. Math+CS & AI research at Cornell. Ex-national team and semi-pro soccer goalie. Washed dishes and waited tables to pay for college. Financially independent at 17. National team & semi-pro soccer goalie. Taught myself to code at 18. Chemistry research at 15. CEO
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
LaurenceQuantitative research for autonomous e-commerce growth
Co-foundersLeo Gierhake@LGierhake
