Where does Derek Chiang work?

Derek Chiang is Founder of ZeroDev and Director & Founder of ZeroDev at Offchain Labs.

Where did Derek Chiang go to school?

Derek Chiang studied at Cornell University (Computer Science); Shenzhen Middle School (High School Degree); Longcheng Middle School.

Derek Chiang

InvestorFounder

Director & Founder of ZeroDev at Offchain Labs · Founder at ZeroDev

Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedZeroDev · YC

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289 people in our graph share verified history with Derek — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mike ZakunlockedDerek: together at Cornell (2012–2016)

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Derek: together at Dfinity

About

Derek Chiang founded ZeroDev and Eternal, both companies launched through Y Combinator.

Founder at ZeroDev YC W23

Intro paths

Derek went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Derek can intro founders to ZeroDev's investors below.

ZeroDev's investors · 2

6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Experience

Offchain LabsDirector & Founder of ZeroDevcurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
ZeroDevFounder & CEO2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
EternalCo-Founder & CTO2019 — 2022United States
Binary MintFounder2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Thunder TokenDirector of DApp Development2018San Francisco Bay Area
DFINITYSenior Software Engineer2017 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
Pachyderm, Inc.Lead Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Gravitational, Inc.Independent Contractor2015San Francisco Bay Area
Mesosphere, Inc.Software Engineering Intern2015San Francisco Bay Area
HashiCorpContractor2015San Francisco Bay Area
Cornell UniversityResearch Assistant2013 — 2015Tompkins County, New York, United States
Cornell UniversityTech Blogger2013Tompkins County, New York, United States
BackslashResident Troll2014 — 2015Palo Alto
upthereSoftware Engineering Intern on the Core Team2014Palo Alto, CA
CoreOS, IncIndependent Contractor2013Palo Alto, California
Nebula, Inc.Software Engineering Intern2013Mountain View, CA
Cornell ACM Programming TeamMember2012 — 2013Tompkins County, New York, United States
SonicpantherWeb Developer (intern)2012 — 2013San Francisco, California
YorangoLead Backend Developer2012 — 2013Ithaca, NY
Legal Information InstituteAssociate Systems Administrator2012Tompkins County, New York, United States
Cornell Computer Reuse AssociationMember2012Tompkins County, New York, United States

Skills & more

Public Speaking8Teamwork2Software Development9Web Development7Social Media2CakePHPCherryPyTeachingQtGTK+Karate1Clojure

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Languages Cantonese · English · Mandarin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Derek Chiang?: Derek Chiang founded ZeroDev and Eternal, both companies launched through Y Combinator.
Where does Derek Chiang work?: Derek Chiang is Founder of ZeroDev and Director & Founder of ZeroDev at Offchain Labs.
What companies did Derek Chiang found?: Derek Chiang founded ZeroDev.
Where did Derek Chiang go to school?: Derek Chiang studied at Cornell University (Computer Science); Shenzhen Middle School (High School Degree); Longcheng Middle School.