Charlie Wehan — Founder · Operator · Investor
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Founder, operator, and investor. Former professional soccer player turned founder with a passion for solving problems and taking products 0 to 1 — driven by competition and curiosity.
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Portrait
About
Founder, operator, investor.
Founder, operator, and investor. Former professional soccer player turned founder with a passion for solving problems and taking products 0 to 1 — driven by competition and curiosity.
I move fast, sweat the details, and care about how things look and feel as much as how they work — from the field to the founding table.
Areas of Expertise
- Ops
- GTM
- AI Integrations
- Design Thinking
- 0 → 1
The Path So Far
Chapters
April 2021 – February 2024
Founder, CEO
ORCA
- Launched and grew the platform to 2,300+ startups and 12k founders
- Facilitated 2,800+ investor ↔ founder introductions
- Helped early-stage founders secure over $20M in funding
- Raised venture capital
- Survived the SVB crisis
- Sold the company
June 2001 – Present
Fútbol
Stanford · Real Monarchs · Olympic Club
- Stanford: 2017 National Champion · 3× Pac-12 Champion · 3× All Pac-12
- Real Monarchs: 3 goals, 1 assist in 10 games
- Olympic Club: for fun — 2023 SFSFL Champions
Present
Builder
Many Projects
- Always shipping. See the projects page for the latest.
Foundation
Education
B.S. Science, Technology, and Society
Stanford University · Graduated 2021
- Graduated early with a concentration in Innovation and Organization
- Studied across the d.school, CS department, and MS&E to understand every aspect of design thinking and launching and leading startup teams