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Chris Yu

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Former Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Zone Ventures

Menlo Park, California, United States

FoundedAlso

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Experience

  1. Also.President & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. RivianVP, Future Programs2022 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. X, the moonshot factoryAdvisor2020 — 2022
  4. Specialized Bicycle ComponentsChief Product & Technology Officer (Leader of Product & Innovation)2020 — 2022
  5. Specialized Bicycle ComponentsChief Technology Officer (Leader of Innovation & Engineering)2019 — 2020
  6. Specialized Bicycle ComponentsDirector, Integrated Technologies2017 — 2019
  7. Specialized Bicycle ComponentsHead of Applied Technologies2016 — 2017
  8. Specialized Bicycle ComponentsAerodynamics R&D Engineer2012 — 2016
  9. Zone 5 CloudCo-Founder2020 — 2022
  10. Zone 5 VenturesManaging Partner & Co-Founder2019 — 2022
  11. Today's PlanMember Board Of Directors2019 — 2022
  12. CaltechResearch Assistant2006 — 2007McKeon Research Group
  13. HoneywellEngineering Intern2006
  14. CaltechResearch Fellow2005Free-Surface Water Tunnel (FSWT)
  15. NASA Ames Research CenterIntern2004

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Yu?
Founder at Also
Where does Chris Yu work?
Chris Yu is Founder of Also.
What companies did Chris Yu found?
Chris Yu founded Also.
Where did Chris Yu go to school?
Chris Yu studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aeronautics); Stanford University (Master of Science (M.S.), Aeronautics); Caltech (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aeronautics/Mechanical Engineering).

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