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- Akira Tong@akkkkiiraFounder/CTO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip Li@PhillipLiiFounder/CEO · Arga LabsX26B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akira TongArga LabsFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/akkkkiiraPhillip LiArga LabsFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/PhillipLii
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Phillip Li
Founder/CEO·Arga Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CEO @ Arga Labs. Built an internal dev tool to simplify making changes to Amazon.com - saves 10+ recurring weeks / year of SDE time, and prevented VP escalations due to bug issues. Before that, I was a fencer on the Canadian Junior National Team and researched neuroscience at UBC
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Arga LabsReal-world sandboxes to test and train AI agents
Co-foundersAkira Tong@akkkkiira
