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Chia-Lun Wu

Founder

CTO at Hera

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedHera · YCHera · YC

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About

Chia-Lun Wu has an MS in Computer Science from National Taiwan University and has worked in software engineering since 2016. He was an early engineer at Vyond, where he contributed to the Vyond Studio online video editor, and later served as the first engineer at Flagright (YC W22), where he built core infrastructure. He is currently building Hera, an AI motion design platform.

CTO at HeraYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Chia-Lun went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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

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In turn, Chia-Lun can intro founders to Hera's investors below.

Hera's investors · 8

468 CapitalBerlinAccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2026Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Blast.Club$5.5M checksHeartcore CapitalCopenhagenIA VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026PioneerToronto, OntarioY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Hera

PTPeter Tribelhorn
Peter TribelhornCEO

Founder at HeraYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Chia-Lun went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Chia-Lun can intro founders to Hera's investors below.

Hera's investors · 10

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2026Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksIA VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Idinvest PartnersKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksNotion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100M checksPioneerToronto, OntarioSuper Capital VCParis · $55K – $550K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Hera

BVBruno Vegreville
Bruno VegrevilleFounder
LBLouise Bayssat
Louise BayssatFounder
CK
Connie KangFounder
JL
Jenny LeeFounder
MPMeera Patel
Meera PatelFounder
MN
Myles NovickFounder
NSNoelle So
Noelle SoFounder
PTPeter Tribelhorn
Peter TribelhornFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chia-Lun Wu?
Chia-Lun Wu has an MS in Computer Science from National Taiwan University and has worked in software engineering since 2016. He was an early engineer at Vyond, where he contributed to the Vyond Studio online video editor, and later served as the first engineer at Flagright (YC W22), where he built core infrastructure. He is currently building Hera, an AI motion design platform.
Where does Chia-Lun Wu work?
Chia-Lun Wu is Founder of Hera.
What companies did Chia-Lun Wu found?
Chia-Lun Wu founded Hera, Hera.

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