Sea was founded in 2009 by David Q. Chen, Forrest Li and Gang Ye.

Who are Sea's co-founders?

Sea was co-founded by David Q. Chen, Forrest Li and Gang Ye.

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Sea

Q: What happened to Sea's founders?

3 people who founded or worked at Sea went on to start 10 other companies, including David Q. Chen (Sea Group, Nuna and 3 more), Forrest Li (Sea Group, Garena and 2 more) and Gang Ye (Sea Group).

Sea was founded in 2009 in Singapore, Singapore by David Q. Chen, Forrest Li and Gang Ye. It is a Marketplace company.

Southeast Asian internet conglomerate behind Shopee and Garena.

Public Founded 2009 Singapore Singapore Marketplace

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People who worked at or founded Sea and went on to start their own companies.

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David Q. Chen

5 founded

Sea Group 2009 Nuna 2010 BenchSci GliaCloud AngelVest Group

Forrest Li

4 founded

Sea Group 2009 Garena 2009 Shopee 2015 Sea Ltd

Gang Ye

1 founded

Sea Group 2009

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