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About
Dean Shu is the co-founder and CEO of Arphie, an AI-powered platform for responding to RFPs, security questionnaires, and due diligence questionnaires. The platform uses AI agents to generate first-draft responses. Prior to founding Arphie, Shu worked at Scale AI, McKinsey, and Insight Partners.
Founder at Arphie
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Michael ChenFounder
Experience
- ArphieCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
- Scale AIHead of Studio2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Scale AIChief of Staff to the CEO2021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
- Scale AIBusiness Operations & Strategy2019 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Insight PartnersDiligence2017 — 2019New York, New York, United States
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2015 — 2017New York, New York, United States
- Live Nation EntertainmentConcert Photographer2011 — 2015Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2014New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
- Arphie Proficiency Certification — Arphie
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dean Shu?
- Dean Shu is the co-founder and CEO of Arphie, an AI-powered platform for responding to RFPs, security questionnaires, and due diligence questionnaires. The platform uses AI agents to generate first-draft responses. Prior to founding Arphie, Shu worked at Scale AI, McKinsey, and Insight Partners.
- Where does Dean Shu work?
- Dean Shu is Founder of Arphie.
- What companies did Dean Shu found?
- Dean Shu founded Arphie.
- Where did Dean Shu go to school?
- Dean Shu studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Psychology).
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