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James Chen

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James Chen

Co-Founder @ Fernstone (YC F25)

Co-founderFernstone logoFernstone· Fall 2025🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
in LinkedIn𝕏 @James_R_Chen
2025Co-founder· Fernstone (YC F25)
Founder · since 2018
Company
Fernstone (YC F25)
Role
Co-Founder, CEO
current
Stage
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no public source
Raised
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no public source
Based
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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role
Source: LinkedIn work history
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Fernstone

AI-native insurance brokerage.

Fall 2025

Experience

Career

  • Fernstone (YC F25) logo

    Fernstone (YC F25)

    Co-founder

    Co-Founder, CEO · 2025 – Present

    2025
  • Traba logo

    Traba

    Enterprise · 2024 – 2025

    2024
  • Traba logo

    Traba

    Strategy & Operations · 2024

    2024
  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG) logo

    Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

    Associate · 2021 – 2023

    2021
  • Atlas Debate logo

    Atlas Debate

    Co-founder

    Co-Founder · 2018 – 2023

    2018

Bio

Building Fernstone. Previously created and led the Enterprise function at Traba (Series A, Founders Fund), growing it from 0 to 25% of company revenue. Ex BCG and UChicago. Former debate champion, ranked #1 in the USA out of 10,000 teams.