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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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-company67%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 67% of these rows have at least one match.School100%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 100% of these rows have at least one match.
- John TaFounder/CEO · Affil.aiS24B2B · San Francisco
- Tim Qin@timtqinFounder · RoameS23Consumer · San Francisco
- Zi LiuFounder · RoameS23Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
John TaAffil.aiFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4—Tim QinRoameFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/timtqinZi LiuRoameFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—
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Tim Qin
Founder·Roame
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2023
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Tim is the co-founder & CEO of Roame (S23). Over the last few years, he has invested billions of dollars in internet travel and financial services companies while working at UBS Asset Management, Fidelity, and Affiliated Managers Group. Tim started his career as an engineer at Lockheed Martin. Tim received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Operations Engineering from Columbia University. For investment inquiries: tim@roame.travel
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsMBA
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Roame
Flight search engine using credit card points and miles
Co-foundersZi Liu
