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Chris Li

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Founder & CEO at Oak · Founder & CEO at Ava Protocol

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAva ProtocolOak

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About

Chris Li is the founder of Ava Protocol, which focuses on verifiable, AI-native web3 automation. He is a software engineer with experience in web service development for large-scale distributed software systems, and his technical skills include C#, JavaScript, Java, C/C++, SQL, and PowerShell.

Founder & CEO at Oak

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Oak's investors · 4

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026Hetz VenturesTel Aviv · $3.6M – $90M checks · since 2026

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Shai MoragCo-Founder & CEO
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Tal MaromCo-Founder & CPO

Founder & CEO at Ava Protocol

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Ava Protocol's investors · 4

Bloccelerate VCSeattleElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksFoundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks

Experience

  1. Ava ProtocolFoundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. PolkadotInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  3. NuCypherInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  4. Forge LabsFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Block.oneSmart Contract Specialist2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. EthereumSenior Solidity Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Nextbride.meFounder2016 — 2017Berkeley, CA
  8. MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer2014 — 2016Mountain View
  9. MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer in Test2013 — 2014Mountain View
  10. 20StampsCo-Founder and Backend Architect2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Learning Science Research Institute, University of Illinois at ChicagoGraduate Research Assistant2011 — 2012
  12. Department of Disability and Human Development, UICGraduate Research Assistant2010 — 2011
  13. Virtuos GamesWii Game Developer Intern2009 — 2010Shanghai, China

Skills & more

C++16OpenGL15Python5Java14C#4JavaScript1XML1ActionScriptHTML2Artificial Intelligence1Matlab1Game Design
+9 moreAgile MethodologiesCAlgorithmsPHPOOPDesign PatternsProgrammingEclipseGit

Languages Chinese · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Li?
Chris Li is the founder of Ava Protocol, which focuses on verifiable, AI-native web3 automation. He is a software engineer with experience in web service development for large-scale distributed software systems, and his technical skills include C#, JavaScript, Java, C/C++, SQL, and PowerShell.
Where does Chris Li work?
Chris Li is Founder & CEO of Ava Protocol and Founder & CEO at Oak.
What companies did Chris Li found?
Chris Li founded Ava Protocol, Oak.
Where did Chris Li go to school?
Chris Li studied at University of Illinois Chicago (Master's degree, Computer Science); Southeast University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering).

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