Where does Deyang (Derek) Zhao work?

Deyang (Derek) Zhao is Cofounder/CTO of Percept.AI.

What companies did Deyang (Derek) Zhao found?

Deyang (Derek) Zhao founded Percept.AI.

Where did Deyang (Derek) Zhao go to school?

Deyang (Derek) Zhao studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science (M.S.), Robotics); Tsinghua University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator.

Deyang (Derek) Zhao

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Cofounder/CTO at Percept.AI

Sunnyvale, California, United States

FoundedPercept.AI · YC

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Derek Zhao is cofounder and CTO of Percept.AI, a company from Y Combinator's S17 batch.

Cofounder/CTO at Percept.AI YC S17

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Percept.AI's investors · 12

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks Builders VCSan Francisco Cherubic VenturesGrand Cayman CyphrSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checks Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks Hike VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Incubate FundTokyo Incubate USLos Altos Thomas James Tribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $40M checks Wisemont CapitalRedwood City Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Percept.AI

Joe (Zhou) ShaFounder/CEO

Shuo HanFounder

Experience

SailFarCo-founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
Converge LabAdvisor2026
Converge LabCofounder2023 — 2026Sunnyvale, California, United States
AtlassianEngineering Manager2022 — 2023
Percept.AI (Acquired by Atlassian)Co Founder and CTO2017 — 2022
FacebookSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015Menlo Park, CA
BrightEdgeSoftware Engineer-DevOps2013 — 2014

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Languages Chinese · English

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Who is Deyang (Derek) Zhao?: Derek Zhao is cofounder and CTO of Percept.AI, a company from Y Combinator's S17 batch.
Where does Deyang (Derek) Zhao work?: Deyang (Derek) Zhao is Cofounder/CTO of Percept.AI.
What companies did Deyang (Derek) Zhao found?: Deyang (Derek) Zhao founded Percept.AI.
Where did Deyang (Derek) Zhao go to school?: Deyang (Derek) Zhao studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Master of Science (M.S.), Robotics); Tsinghua University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator.