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Nathan Wang

Observer · DISC type ci
Co-Founder and CTO at Edexia (YC W25)
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Nathan Wang is the Co-Founder and CTO of Edexia, a YC-backed AI startup revolutionizing education by automating assessment marking. An engineering graduate from Queensland University of Technology, he previously co-founded a tutoring marketplace, 99 Plus Tutoring, which he grew to $200K in revenue before focusing on Edexia to lighten teacher workloads.

Driven by a mission to innovate the underserved education sector, Nathan is passionate about creating impactful technology. He is building a team of ambitious engineers with a culture of intense focus and dedication to solving real-world problems. His interests include premier tech companies like Apple and Atlassian.

Unique fact: After being rejected three times, Nathan and his co-founder were accepted into Y Combinator without a formal interview.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder and CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Nathan shows up

Assertive
Curious
Value Driven

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Nathan cares about

AI in Education
He is the CTO of Edexia, an AI Assessment Assistant designed to give teachers more time to mentor students by automating marking.
EdTech Innovation
Believes the education sector is slow to innovate and is on a mission to revolutionize it, starting with assessment tools.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Co-Founder and CTO
Edexia (YC W25)
2022 - 6-2023
Co-Founder
99 Plus Tutoring
2023 - 2023
Tutor
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
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Media appearances

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Education
2025 - 2025
Winter 2025
Y Combinator
2022 - 2024
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
Education details unavailable
Mansfield State High School
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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