# Heang Chan

> Heang Chan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Prelim, a San Francisco-based fintech that builds the digital onboarding operating system for banks and credit unions. A Stanford MBA and former Goldman Sachs banker who also helped build the mortgage platform at Blend used by 3 of the top 10 U.S. banks, Chan founded Prelim in 2017 after Y Combinator to solve the friction-filled account-opening workflows he watched slow down banks from the inside. Prelim now orchestrates 50+ banking integrations for institutions managing more than $5 trillion in assets, turning weeks-long onboarding into minutes.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder at Prelim
- **Organizations:** Prelim, Y Combinator, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Blend
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Economics (attended), UC Berkeley, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Stanford Graduate School of Business, Master of Education (M.Ed.), Stanford University, S17 Batch, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Prelim (YC S17), now serving financial institutions managing $5 trillion+ in assets, Built the consumer mortgage application at Blend used by 3 of the top 10 U.S. banks, Raised $4.1M+ in funding from Y Combinator, EJF Capital, S2 Capital, Fuel Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and angel investors including Max Altman and Flexport's Ryan Petersen

## Career timeline

- **1998-2001** — Attended UC Berkeley studying Economics
- **2003-2007** — Credit Manager and Loan Officer at Wells Fargo
- **2007-2010** — Vice President of Consumer Real Estate (CRE Lending) at Bank of America
- **2008-2010** — Earned dual MBA and M.Ed. from Stanford University
- **2010-2015** — Associate in Investment Management at Goldman Sachs
- **2015-2017** — Product Expert at Blend, helping build the consumer mortgage application used by 3 of the top 10 U.S. banks
- **2017** — Founded Prelim; accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch
- **2022** — Prelim raises new funding from EJF Capital; debuts at FinovateSpring 2022; total funding exceeds $4M
- **2024** — Prelim Technologies selected for ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator; partnership with Finastra announced

## Achievements

- Co-founded Prelim (YC S17), now serving financial institutions managing $5 trillion+ in assets
- Built the consumer mortgage application at Blend used by 3 of the top 10 U.S. banks
- Raised $4.1M+ in funding from Y Combinator, EJF Capital, S2 Capital, Fuel Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and angel investors including Max Altman and Flexport's Ryan Petersen
- Selected for ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort (2024), a highly competitive community banking innovation program
- Presented at FinovateSpring 2022 and 2023, demonstrating Prelim's banking onboarding and automation platform
- Received the Bailey Award in 2017 for being one of the top 7 contributors at a previous employer
- Built a platform that orchestrates 50+ banking integrations and 24+ disparate bank systems
- Partnered with Finastra, Abrigo, and major U.S. banks as white-label clients
- Authored articles on digital banking and mortgage compliance read across the fintech industry

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Prelim participated in ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator AP7 Showcase, demonstrating banking innovation capabilities
- **2024-05** — Prelim Technologies selected for ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort
- **2023-05** — Heang Chan presented Prelim's business account onboarding platform at FinovateSpring 2023
- **2022-03** — Prelim announced new funding from EJF Capital to invest in automation and team expansion
- **2022-05** — Prelim made its Finovate debut at FinovateSpring 2022, demonstrating white-labeled platform for 100+ financial apps

## Links

- Website: https://prelim.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/heangchan
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/preliminc

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Last updated: 2026-05-22