# Wye Yew Ho

> Wye Yew Ho is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Proximitty, a Y Combinator Winter 2026 company developing AI agents for commercial lending. An LSE economics graduate, he previously advised financial institutions at McKinsey and led growth and financial crime work at Taptap Send. His public founding story includes months of unsuccessful cofounder searches before teaming up with his friend and neighbour Zi Zhang.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Proximitty
- **Organizations:** Proximitty, Taptap Send, McKinsey & Company, Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First
- **Nationality:** Malaysian
- **Education:** BSc Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
- **Known for:** Proximitty joined Y Combinator Winter 2026., Placed third in the 2018 World Mathematics Championships, as stated in Proximitty’s YC recruitment profile., Previously led growth and financial crime work at Taptap Send during a period described in his YC bio as $75 million to $200 million ARR.

## Career timeline

- **2018-2021** — Studied economics at LSE.
- **2021-2023** — Consultant at McKinsey, advising financial institutions on risk strategy.
- **2023-2024** — Central Growth at Taptap Send.
- **2024-2025** — Financial crime prevention at Taptap Send.
- **2025-03** — Left his job and joined Entrepreneur First, according to his founding account.
- **2025-08** — Teamed up with friend and neighbour Zi Zhang.
- **2025-12** — Moved from London to the Bay Area.
- **2026** — Co-founder and CEO of Proximitty, participating in YC Winter 2026.

## Achievements

- Proximitty joined Y Combinator Winter 2026.
- Placed third in the 2018 World Mathematics Championships, as stated in Proximitty’s YC recruitment profile.
- Previously led growth and financial crime work at Taptap Send during a period described in his YC bio as $75 million to $200 million ARR.
- Reported speaking to more than 200 bankers and signing banks and publicly traded fintechs during YC.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Presented Proximitty with Zi Zhang at FinovateSpring in San Diego.
- **2026-07** — Publicly advertised an in-person San Francisco Member of Technical Staff role.
- **2026-09** — Promoted a September 10 dinner for commercial banking leaders in New York on LinkedIn.

## Links

- Website: https://www.proximitty.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wyeyew/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/WyeYew

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Last updated: 2026-10-12