Chris Li
FounderFounder & CEO at Ava Protocol
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAva Protocol
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 Ava Protocol
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Experience
- Ava ProtocolFoundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PolkadotInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- NuCypherInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Forge LabsFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Block.oneSmart Contract Specialist2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- EthereumSenior Solidity Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Nextbride.meFounder2016 — 2017Berkeley, CA
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer2014 — 2016Mountain View
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer in Test2013 — 2014Mountain View
- 20StampsCo-Founder and Backend Architect2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Learning Science Research Institute, University of Illinois at ChicagoGraduate Research Assistant2011 — 2012
- Department of Disability and Human Development, UICGraduate Research Assistant2010 — 2011
- Virtuos GamesWii Game Developer Intern2009 — 2010Shanghai, China
Skills & more
C++16OpenGL15Python5Java14C#4JavaScript1XML1ActionScriptHTML2Artificial Intelligence1Matlab1Game Design
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Agile MethodologiesCAlgorithmsPHPOOPDesign PatternsProgrammingEclipseGitLanguages Chinese · English
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- 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.
- What companies did Chris Li found?
- Chris Li founded Ava Protocol.
- 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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University of Illinois Chicago mafia20
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Southeast University mafia2
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Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Chicago60
Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Kate WilschutzChief Financial Officer, Revolution Funds at RevolutionSteve ShafferOperating Partner at Volition CapitalAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESStefano GaliassoVice President at Energy Capital VenturesBoris GyllhamnInvestor at Almi Invest
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Also attended Southeast University3
Shared employers
Also worked at Block.one10
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Also worked at Ethereum5
Also worked at Microsoft1,416
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