About
Amy Yuan has a background in computational physics and previously co-founded an AI-driven personalization company that generated over $150M in revenue. She is now building at Proven Group.
Founder at Proven GroupYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Amy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Amy can intro founders to Proven Group's investors below.
Proven Group's investors · 4
Co-founders at Proven Group
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Ming ZhaoFounder
MZ
MINGSHU ZHAOExecutive Officer, Director
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ZAOSHI YUANExecutive Officer, Director
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LUKE WESTONExecutive Officer
Experience
- PROVEN SkincarePROVEN Group - Co-founder & CTOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lyra HealthData Science Manager2016 — 2017Burlingame, CA
- MckessonData Scientist Lead2015 — 2016
- Stanford University School of EngineeringResearch Scholar2013 — 2015Stanford, CA
- Various Different StartupsCo-Founder and Operator2007 — 2013
- University of California - Collaboratory For Advanced Computing and SimulationsResearch Fellow2007 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Education
- Y Combinator2018
- Stanford UniversityPostdoc Fellow, Computational Physics2012 — 2015
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford Ignight, Business2014
- University of Southern CaliforniaMaster's degree, Computer Science
- University of Southern CaliforniaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Physics
Skills & more
Statistics59Programming16Product Management7Start-ups4Early-Stage Startups1Digital Marketing1Data Engineering1Research SkillsHigh Performance Computing7Scientific Computing7Cloud Computing13Machine Learning12
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OptimizationComputational PhysicsData AnalysisArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data ScienceC++PythonFortranSQLPython (Programming Language)Team LeadershipLanguages Chinese
From Amy's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3
+ 8,661 more
Stanford University mafia721
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionAnsuman SatpathyAssistant ProfessorFounded Santa Ana Bio +2Dan SirokerB.S.Founded Limitless +2
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia175
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionFabian HeilemannSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded Aenu +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Zynga +1Mada SegheteMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Upside +1Sabah OneyM.B.A.Founded Vilya +1Ian CinnamonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +1
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University of Southern California mafia108
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jinal JhaveriMaster of Science (M.S.)Founded SchoolMint +1Kent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Form Bio +1Jonathan FriedmanPost-Doctoral ResearcherFounded Assembly +1Kyle MichelsonPolitical ScienceFounded Getlabs +1Mike MahlkowFounded Fastgen +1David NordhausenBusiness Administration and ManagementFounded Fastgen +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,317
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
+ 1,311 more
Also attended University of Southern California470
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft
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