Summary
Wilkins Chung is a seasoned founder and technology leader with over 8 years of experience building scalable, high-availability systems and growing product-driven companies. He co-founded A Thinking Ape, scaling it to 50+ employees and consistent eight-figure revenues while personally designing a horizontally scalable backend with five nines availability. Wilkins now leads Manifold.xyz and serves as a partner at Moso Capital, blending hands-on engineering, product strategy, and early-stage investing informed by Y Combinator and FAANG networks. Earlier roles at Amazon involved building internal web services and a Java-based website rendering platform that reduced latency and production escalations, underscoring his operational rigor. Based in Vancouver and educated at University of Waterloo and Y Combinator, he combines deep systems expertise with founder-level cross-functional experience. Notably, he has repeatedly shifted between technical and executive responsibilities, reflecting a pragmatic builder’s approach to solving hard engineering and business problems.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Y Combinator
Bachelor of Applied Science Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo
Chinese, English