Where did Ann Wu go to school?

Ann Wu studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering); National Taiwan University (Study Abroad, Electrical Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering).

Ann Wu

Founder

Founder at Silimate

Stanford, California, United States

FoundedSilimate · YC

About

Ann Wu worked on custom silicon design at Apple across multiple generations and held roles overseeing inference ASIC programs at Meta. She has also contributed to product strategy and execution at an AI chip startup.

Founder at Silimate YC S23

Intro paths

Ann went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Silimate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ann can intro founders to Silimate's investors below.

Silimate's investors · 6

468 CapitalBerlin LifeX VenturesSan Francisco Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K checks The MBA Fund Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Silimate

Akash LevyFounder

Experience

Silimate (YC S23)Co-founder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
Y CombinatorS23 Batch2023
STVP - the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship CenterThreshold Ventures Fellow2023
Celestial AIProduct Manager2023
MetaTechnical Program Management Intern2022Menlo Park, California, United States
ApplePixel IP Design Engineer2018 — 2021Cupertino, CA
AppleSoC Pixel IP Design Intern2017Cupertino, CA
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate Researcher2016 — 2017Urbana-Champaign Area
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUndergraduate Researcher2014 — 2016Urbana-Champaign Area
Intel CorporationCPU Design Intern2016Hillsboro, Oregon
Intel CorporationSignal Integrity Intern2015Hillsboro, Oregon

Skills & more

Device Characterization1Design of Experiments (DOE)1Project Management1System on a Chip (SoC)Feature DefinitionStrategic Technology InitiativesDigital Logic DesignProgram ManagementCross-functional InitiativesMetrics DefinitionStrategy AlignmentSystemVerilog4

+12 more

Circuit AnalysisTestingEagle PCBAgilent ADSAlgorithmsRTL DesignHardware Software Co-DesignPython (Programming Language)Cross Functional Relationship BuildingC++CPython

Languages Chinese · English · Japanese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ann Wu?: Ann Wu worked on custom silicon design at Apple across multiple generations and held roles overseeing inference ASIC programs at Meta. She has also contributed to product strategy and execution at an AI chip startup.
Where does Ann Wu work?: Ann Wu is Founder of Silimate.
What companies did Ann Wu found?: Ann Wu founded Silimate.
Where did Ann Wu go to school?: Ann Wu studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering); National Taiwan University (Study Abroad, Electrical Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering).

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About

Founder at SilimateYC S23

Intro paths

Silimate's investors · 6

Co-founders at Silimate

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

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Founder at Silimate YC S23