Fundraising Fox

Bright Xu

Founder

Founder at Aspect

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAspect · YC

About

Bright Xu was a founding engineer at a post-production company where he built and managed desktop and web clients before founding Aspect.

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Bright @brightlinxu

i cant make this shit up… people gonna start putting “applied to yc” soon https://t.co/98kNJ4XFvB

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 7

Bright @brightlinxu

can someone explain consulting. how does that shit still exist with ai… companies gotta be trolling by paying MINIMUM $800 per billable hour

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 1

Bright @brightlinxu

i feel like a lesson learned here is yall should start touching ur code a bit more than once every 10 years 🤣 https://t.co/X1EEmqWx4X

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 9

Founder at AspectYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Bright went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Aspect's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Bright can intro founders to Aspect's investors below.

Aspect's investors · 2

Radical VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Aspect

GSGurish Sharma
Gurish SharmaCEO/Founder
ECEdison Chiu
Edison ChiuFounder

Experience

  1. AspectCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Stealth StartupFounding Engineer2022 — 2025New York, United States
  3. CitadelSoftware Engineer2024New York, New York, United States
  4. University of Michigan College of EngineeringInstructional Aide2021 — 2023Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  5. Belvedere Trading, LLCSoftware Engineer2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  6. RobloxSoftware Engineer2022San Mateo, California, United States
  7. Blankly FinanceSoftware Engineer2022Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  8. AmazonSoftware Engineer2022Culver City, California, United States
  9. Juni LearningComputer Science Instructor2021
  10. Retify (Personal Project)Software Developer2021
  11. MProductProduct Manager2021Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
  12. 168 Asian MarketManager2019 — 2020Troy, Michigan, United States

Education

  1. University of MichiganBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
  2. Troy High SchoolHigh School Diploma

Skills & more

Communication1Leadership1Teamwork1C++5JavaScript4Python (Programming Language)5React.js2Figma (Software)2HTML2Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)2C1SQL1
+2 moreFlaskNext.js

Languages Chinese · English

From Bright'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

University of Michigan mafia114

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Erik TorenbergBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded VillageglobalChris VoigtBSEFounded Asimov +2David R. WaltBachelor of Science - BSFounded Vizgen +2Val AgostinoB.S.E.Founded Monarch +1Dillon ErbMaster of Architecture (M.Arch.)Founded Paperspace +1Daniel KobranMastersFounded Paperspace +1

+ 107 more

Troy High School mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kunal GargHigh SchoolFounded BracketEdison ChiuFounded Aspect

Same school

Also attended University of Michigan493

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 487 more

Also attended Troy High School2

Kunal GargFounder at BracketEdison ChiuFounder at Aspect

Shared employers

Also worked at Aspect2

Gurish SharmaCEO/Founder at AspectEdison ChiuFounder at Aspect

Also worked at Citadel63

Robert CulpPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersPrincipal – Public EquitiesInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementDavid SnydermanManaging Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI VenturesEvan FengPartner at CoinFundJohn GuCo-Founder and CEO at CaladanEvan AxelrodSenior Associate at Maccabee Ventures

+ 57 more

Also worked at Belvedere Trading, LLC1

Rama SomayajulaHead of Trading at Paradigm

Also worked at Roblox35

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockNeil RimerInvestor at Index VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesDiego DzodanCo-Founder & CEO at Facily at PICUS CAPITALMike LiuGeneral Partner at SV Angel

+ 29 more