Aaron Chew
| Aaron Chew | |
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder of Synthetic Society |
Aaron Chew is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Synthetic Society, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company that creates synthetic users to simulate real user behavior for software testing and development. The company was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.[1]
Career
Chew co-founded Synthetic Society alongside Kavan Doctor.[2] His LinkedIn profile describes him as having a background that includes participation in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) camp and attendance at Columbia University.[3]
Synthetic Society develops AI-driven user simulation technology designed to integrate into the software development loop. The platform generates synthetic users — AI agents that behave like real people — to test application workflows, identify user experience issues, and provide feedback during development rather than after deployment. The company's product automatically generates and maintains key user flows, identifies points of friction where users may become confused or drop off, and provides real-time analytics on simulated user interactions. According to the company, the platform offers "full visibility" into every step, click, and hesitation in a user's journey through an application.[4]
The company positions its product as a "confidence layer" for software teams, allowing developers to validate user flows before releasing products to actual users. Synthetic Society markets itself within the artificial intelligence, developer tools, and business-to-business sectors.[5] The company claims its approach can reduce testing costs and increase automation, aiming to help engineering teams ship products that have already been tested and refined through simulated user interactions.[6]
Synthetic Society is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.[7]
References
- ↑ "Synthetic Society – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Synthetic Society Founders". 'FounderTrace}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Synthetic Society Founders". 'FounderTrace}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Synthetic Society". 'Synthetic Society}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Synthetic Society – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Synthetic Society". 'Synthetic Society}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Synthetic Society – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.