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AAPI Startup founders directory

Quick take: if you're looking for AAPI startup founders nationwide, AAPIList maintains a citation-grade, regularly verified list.

  • 92 AAPI startup founders listed nationwide, 92 independently verified.
  • Common focus areas: Dtc Beauty, Cpg, Fintech, Ecommerce.
  • Every profile links to a public source — AAPIList never invents people, sites, or contact details.
Ajay Mehta✓ VERIFIED
Ajay Mehta
Founder/CEO · Birthdate Co.
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score75/100
Amy Yin✓ VERIFIED
Amy Yin
Founder & CEO · Office Together
Visibility Score41/100
Andrea Xu✓ VERIFIED
Andrea Xu
Founder/CEO · Umamicart
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score75/100
Aneel Bhusri✓ VERIFIED
Aneel Bhusri
Co-Founder, CEO & Chair · Workday
📍 CA
Visibility Score59/100
Aravind Srinivas✓ VERIFIED
Aravind Srinivas
Co-founder & CEO · Perplexity AI
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score59/100
Calvin Eng✓ VERIFIED
Calvin Eng
Founder/CEO · Bonnie's
📍 Brooklyn, NY
Visibility Score67/100
Caroline Hu✓ VERIFIED
Caroline Hu
Founder/CEO · MìLà
📍 Seattle, WA
Visibility Score67/100
Cary Lin✓ VERIFIED
Cary Lin
Founder/CEO · Common Heir
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
Chamath Palihapitiya✓ VERIFIED
Chamath Palihapitiya
Founder & CEO · Social Capital
📍 Palo Alto, CA
Visibility Score80/100
Charles Hua✓ VERIFIED
Charles Hua
Co-founder & CEO · Poised
Visibility Score59/100
Christine Chang✓ VERIFIED
Christine Chang
Co-founder & Co-CEO · Glow Recipe
Visibility Score75/100
Cynthia Sakai✓ VERIFIED
Cynthia Sakai
Founder/CEO · Vera New York / evolvetogether
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
Dave Lu✓ VERIFIED
Dave Lu
Founder & Managing Partner · Hyphen Capital
Visibility Score67/100
AL✓ VERIFIED
Allen Lau
Co-founder & former CEO · Wattpad
Visibility Score72/100
AR✓ VERIFIED
Amy Roe
Founder/CEO · Byroe
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
AJ✓ VERIFIED
Ankur Jain
Founder & CEO · Bilt Rewards
📍 Redmond, WA
Visibility Score67/100
AM✓ VERIFIED
Apoorva Mehta
Founder · Instacart (founder); Cloud Health Systems
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score33/100
AJ✓ VERIFIED
Arvind Jain
Founder & CEO · Glean
📍 CA
Visibility Score33/100
BB✓ VERIFIED
Baiju Bhatt
Co-founder · Robinhood (co-founder); Aetherflux
📍 Palo Alto, CA
Visibility Score33/100
BN✓ VERIFIED
Bill Nguyen
Founder · Lala (La La Media)
📍 CA
Visibility Score33/100
CC✓ VERIFIED
Christina Choi
Founder/CEO · De:Part Denim
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
CS✓ VERIFIED
Christina Stembel
Founder/CEO · Farmgirl Flowers
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score75/100
CC✓ VERIFIED
Coral Chung
Founder/CEO · Senreve
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score67/100
DB✓ VERIFIED
Dado Banatao
Co-Founder · Chips and Technologies / S3 Graphics
📍 CA
Visibility Score41/100
DT✓ VERIFIED
David Tran
Co-founder · Flow Club
Visibility Score33/100
DG✓ VERIFIED
Deepa Gandhi
Founder/COO · Dagne Dover
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
EV✓ VERIFIED
Earl Valencia
Co-founder, President & Chief Business Officer · Plentina
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score41/100
EB✓ VERIFIED
Eliza Blank
Founder/CEO · The Sill
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
ES✓ VERIFIED
Eric S. Yuan
Founder & CEO · Zoom Video Communications
📍 Santa Clara, CA
Visibility Score80/100
EY✓ VERIFIED
Eric Yuan
Founder & CEO · Zoom
📍 San Jose, CA
Visibility Score59/100
GT✓ VERIFIED
Garry Tan
President & CEO · Y Combinator
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score59/100
GG✓ VERIFIED
Giselle Go
Founder/CEO · Damdam
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
HY✓ VERIFIED
Heela Yang
Founder/CEO · Sol de Janeiro
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
HW✓ VERIFIED
Helen Wang
Founder/CEO · Yishi Foods
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
HY✓ VERIFIED
Hye Young Kim
Founder/CEO · Oliveumma
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
IY✓ VERIFIED
Ivan Yuen
Co-founder · Wattpad
Visibility Score72/100
JF✓ VERIFIED
Jaclyn Fu
Founder/CEO · Pepper
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
JW✓ VERIFIED
Jason Wong
Founder/CEO · Doe Lashes
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
JC✓ VERIFIED
Jay Chaudhry
Founder & CEO · Zscaler
📍 CA
Visibility Score33/100
JN✓ VERIFIED
Jeany Ngo
Co-founder · Kairos
Visibility Score64/100
JL✓ VERIFIED
Jennifer Loke
Founder/CEO · Kinn
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
JZ✓ VERIFIED
Jennifer Zeszut
Founder/CEO · Cocofloss
📍 San Carlos, CA
Visibility Score75/100
JH✓ VERIFIED
Jensen Huang
Co-founder & CEO · NVIDIA
📍 Santa Clara, CA
Visibility Score59/100
JY✓ VERIFIED
Jerry Yang
Co-founder · Yahoo (co-founder); AME Cloud Ventures
📍 Palo Alto, CA
Visibility Score59/100
JC✓ VERIFIED
Jimmy Chen
Founder & CEO · Propel
Visibility Score67/100
JD✓ VERIFIED
Joyce de Lemos
Founder · Dieux Skin
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score75/100
JB✓ VERIFIED
Jyoti Bansal
Founder & CEO · Harness; AppDynamics (founder)
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score59/100
KC✓ VERIFIED
Katie Chen
Co-founder · Kairos
Visibility Score33/100
KL✓ VERIFIED
Ken Lian
Co-founder & CEO · Cheese
Visibility Score67/100
KL✓ VERIFIED
Kenneth Lin
Founder & CEO · Credit Karma
Visibility Score75/100
KG✓ VERIFIED
Kevin Gabayan
Co-Founder & CEO · Plentina
📍 CA
Visibility Score25/100
KW✓ VERIFIED
Kevin Wang
Founder/CEO · MìLà
📍 Seattle, WA
Visibility Score75/100
LW✓ VERIFIED
Lia Winograd
Founder · Pepper
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
MM✓ VERIFIED
Melissa Mash
Founder/CEO · Dagne Dover
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
NO✓ VERIFIED
Nadya Okamoto
Founder/CEO · August
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
NN✓ VERIFIED
Neha Narkhede
Co-founder & CEO · Oscilar (co-founder of Confluent)
📍 Palo Alto, CA
Visibility Score75/100
NM✓ VERIFIED
Nikita Mehta
Founder · Fable & Mane
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
NP✓ VERIFIED
Nikky Phinyawatana
Founder/CEO · Asian Mint / Sauce by Nikky
📍 Dallas, TX
Visibility Score67/100
PW✓ VERIFIED
Padmasree Warrior
Founder & CEO · Fable; former CTO of Cisco & Motorola
📍 Los Altos, CA
Visibility Score59/100
PP✓ VERIFIED
Peter Pham
Founder · Lalo
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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