About
Aris Zhu studied computer science and physics at Harvard. She has held roles at Amazon Robotics and Amazon AGI Labs focused on vision and AI agent research, and was CTO at Yondu Robotics (YC W24) where she led robotics systems and navigation architecture.
Founder at RobocurveYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Aris went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Robocurve's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aris can intro founders to Robocurve's investors below.
Robocurve's investors · 1
Co-founders at Robocurve
JC
Jay ChooiFounder
Experience
- RobocurveCo-Founder, CTO2026San Francisco, California, United States
- AmazonMember of Technical Staff, AGI Lab2026San Francisco, California, United States
- yonduRobotics Engineer2026Los Angeles, California, United States
- AmazonSoftware Engineer, Robotics2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- KKRQuantitative Investments Analyst2025New York, New York, United States
- Harvard UniversityResearcher, Computational Robotics Lab2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Merrill EdgeSenior Investment Specialist2023Greater Phoenix Area
- Medical Device CompanyAssociate Account Specialist2023Mesa, Arizona, United States
- BRIDGE INSoftware Engineer2022Lisbon, Portugal
Skills & more
Investment Advisory Services
Languages Chinese · Spanish
- Series 66 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
From Aris's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aris Zhu?
- Aris Zhu studied computer science and physics at Harvard. She has held roles at Amazon Robotics and Amazon AGI Labs focused on vision and AI agent research, and was CTO at Yondu Robotics (YC W24) where she led robotics systems and navigation architecture.
- Where does Aris Zhu work?
- Aris Zhu is Founder of Robocurve.
- What companies did Aris Zhu found?
- Aris Zhu founded Robocurve.
- Where did Aris Zhu go to school?
- Aris Zhu studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Computer Science); Y Combinator.
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