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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Erica DuFounder · TokoW22Education · New York
- Zach SimsFounder/CEO · CodecademyS11Education · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Erica DuTokoFounderWinter 2022EducationNew York, United States5—Zach SimsCodecademyFounder/CEOSummer 2011EducationNew York, United States225—
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Jen Liu
Founder·Toko
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchWinter 2022
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Jen is the co-founder and CEO of Toko. Previously, she was an early engineer and product manager at Quizlet, leading teams around AI-powered learning, mobile subscriptions and international growth. She also founded Uplevel, a coach-matching concierge service. Jen graduated from MIT with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
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