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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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Phil YuenFounder · AurabeatW21Industrials · Hong Kong
- Phil YuenFounder/CEO · TextPayMeS05Fintech · Seattle
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Phil YuenAurabeat2× YCFounderWinter 2021IndustrialsHong Kong, Hong Kong12—Phil YuenTextPayMe2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2005FintechSeattle, United States11—
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Phil Yuen
Founder/CEO·TextPayMe
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size11
BatchSummer 2005
LocationSeattle, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Phil is part of the YC 06 batch, TextPayMe founder, a mobile payment system which was eventually acquired by Amazon and became Amazon Payments. Now working on an anti COVID-19 Air Filtration device.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderExit mentioned in bio
- S05TextPayMeAcquired · this entry
- W21AurabeatActive
COMPANY CONTEXT
TTextPayMe
Acquired
