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Weilyn Chong

Co-founder and COO of Swsh

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Overview

Weilyn Chong is co-founder and COO of swsh, a social app focused on strengthening personal relationships [1][3]. Chong runs Lucky 8, a community of over 300 Asian founders in New York backed by Sequoia and a16z, and serves as an a16z scout [3]. Chong co-founded The EntrepreNUers Network, which supports women entrepreneurs through community engagement and six podcast shows [3][9]. Chong holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Computer Science from Princeton University [12] and has served as a board member at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and host of The Venture Equity Project Podcast [3][6]. Chong was born in Singapore and raised in Singapore, Hong Kong, and The Netherlands [3].

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Source excerptLinkedIn [3]

Weilyn Chong is the Co-Founder/COO of swsh, the social app that strengthens the relationships that matter to you. Weilyn runs Lucky 8, a 300+ Asian founder community in NYC backed by Sequoia, a16z and is a a16z scout. Weilyn was born in Singapore and raised in Singapore, Hong Kong, and The Netherlands. Weilyn studied Economics and Computer Science at Princeton University. She co-founded The Entrepre女ers Network, a community and a network of 6 podcast shows supporting women entrepreneurs across the world. She is a board member at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and the host and producer of VE…

Career history

  1. Co-FounderSep 2022 to PresentSwsh
  2. Above & Beyond Computer Science (ABCS) Fellow at FacebookAug 2022 to PresentMeta
  3. Board Member & Host of The Venture Equity Project PodcastOct 2021 to PresentNasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
  4. Undergraduate AssociateAug 2020 to PresentJulis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance
  5. COS126 Precept AssistantJan 2022 to Nov 2022University: Princeton University Computer Science
  6. Co-FounderMar 2021 to Nov 2022The EntrepreNUers Network
  7. Design Director TigerVentures, UnfilteredSep 2020 to Nov 2022TigerLaunch
  8. Asset Management Investment InternMay 2022 to Sep 2022Intesa Sanpaolo

Education

  1. Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics2020 - 2024Princeton University
  2. High School Diploma2016 - 2020Hong Kong International School

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