Summary
Andy Choi is a founder and former VC associate with 12 years of software engineering and startup-building experience across fintech, consumer internet, HFT, and payments. As CEO and co-founder of QuotaBook (YC W21), he combines product-led engineering with venture insight to build equity and governance infrastructure used by top Korean startups and VCs. Before founding QuotaBook he sourced and evaluated deep-tech and blockchain investments at Kakao Ventures and held engineering roles at Groupon, Jump Trading, and payment and media firms. He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon, with graduate work spanning HCI, NLP, and machine learning—an uncommon blend that informs both product design and data-driven decision making. Comfortable bridging Silicon Valley and Asian ecosystems, he’s known for turning VC experience into founder-focused infrastructure that reduces operational friction for startups and investors.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University