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556 people in our graph share verified history with Chenyu — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Scott DavisunlockedChenyu: together at University of California, Berkeley (2012–2013)
×5Chenyu: together at University of California, Berkeley
×3Chenyu: together at Fireworks ai
×2Chenyu: together at NVIDIA
About
Chenyu Zhao is a co-founder and engineer at Fireworks AI.
Founder at Fireworks ai
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Fireworks ai's investors · 13
Artisanal VenturesTiburonBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2024Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2025Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksNVIDIASanta ClaraOperator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPrysm CapitalSan FranciscoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2022TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checksUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks
Co-founders at Fireworks ai
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Dmytro DzhulgakovFounder
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Benny Yufei ChenFounder
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Dmytro IvchenkoFounder
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James ReedFounder
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Lin QiaoFounder
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Pawel GarbackiFounder
Experience
- Fireworks AICo-Founder; Engineercurrent2022 — present
- GoogleSenior Staff Software Engineer2013 — 2022Mountain View, CA
- UC BerkeleyStudent Instructor2013Berkeley, CA
- UC BerkeleyResearcher2011 — 2013Berkeley, CA
- NVIDIASoftware Engineering Intern2012Santa Clara, CA
- Federal Reserve BoardSoftware Engineering Intern2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
- University of Maryland, College ParkResearcher2009 — 2010College Park, MD
- National Institute of Standards and TechnologyResearch Intern2009Gaithersburg, MD
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chenyu Zhao?
- Chenyu Zhao is a co-founder and engineer at Fireworks AI.
- Where does Chenyu Zhao work?
- Chenyu Zhao is Founder of Fireworks ai.
- What companies did Chenyu Zhao found?
- Chenyu Zhao founded Fireworks ai.
- Where did Chenyu Zhao go to school?
- Chenyu Zhao studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Engineering Math and Statistics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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Also worked at UC Berkeley531
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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Also worked at NVIDIA194
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorIan ShannonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCRay SchuderSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesAbhi DinkarAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures
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Also worked at Federal Reserve Board18
Edi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersArjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalMichael HsuVenture Partner at Core Venture CapitalWill BorthwickPrincipal at BOLD LongevityLarry IllgAdvisor at Delin VenturesNick MaggiulliCOO at Ritholtz Wealth Management
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