
Emily Wheeler
Founder building a social app for real-time connections
New York, New York, United States
Joined March 2026
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Emily Wheeler is an entrepreneurial founder with a strong focus on building social connection through technology. She successfully developed and launched Live Time (originally Lynkr), an event-planning app, winning significant funding and taking a leave from the University of Chicago to pursue her venture full-time. Her approach highlights a hands-on, iterative development process, teaching herself technical skills and leveraging community engagement for product growth. apple+3
Her academic background includes studies at prestigious institutions like the University of Chicago, the London School of Economics, and the University of Oxford. Her involvement with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, including participating in their Customer Discovery Bootcamp and serving as a Lead Data Scientist, demonstrates a strong foundation in business development and data-driven strategy. linkedin
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She has a passion for athletics, having received an award for her perseverance, teamwork, and love of sport during her time at The Brearley School. brearley
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