About
Ang Li is CEO and Co-Founder of Simular AI, a company developing AI agents that operate computers through interfaces such as clicking, typing, and navigation. He previously spent about a decade as a research scientist at Google DeepMind, working on AI systems for Ads, Maps, and YouTube and leading teams in autonomous driving. He has authored 42 papers in AI venues including NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, and ICLR, and was a two-time world finalist in the ACM/ICPC programming competition.
Founder at Simular
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Simular's investors · 9
Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan Francisco · since 2024Basis Set VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024Flying Fish VenturesSeattle · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024NVenturesSingapore · $25K – $2.5M checks · since 2024Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2024StartXPalo Alto · $10K – $1M checks · since 2024Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Simular
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Li AngExecutive Officer
Experience
- SimularCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Baidu ApolloHead of US Software Engineering & Principal Scientist2021 — 2023
- Google DeepMindStaff Research Scientist2017 — 2021
Skills & more
Languages English · Mandarin
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ang Li?
- Ang Li is CEO and Co-Founder of Simular AI, a company developing AI agents that operate computers through interfaces such as clicking, typing, and navigation. He previously spent about a decade as a research scientist at Google DeepMind, working on AI systems for Ads, Maps, and YouTube and leading teams in autonomous driving. He has authored 42 papers in AI venues including NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, and ICLR, and was a two-time world finalist in the ACM/ICPC programming competition.
- Where does Ang Li work?
- Ang Li is Founder of Simular.
- What companies did Ang Li found?
- Ang Li founded Simular.
- Where did Ang Li go to school?
- Ang Li studied at University of Maryland (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Carnegie Mellon University (Research associate, Robotics); Nanjing University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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