Deyang (Derek) Zhao
FounderCofounder/CTO at Percept.AI
Sunnyvale, California, United States
FoundedPercept.AI · YC
About
Derek Zhao is cofounder and CTO of Percept.AI, a company from Y Combinator's S17 batch.
Cofounder/CTO at Percept.AIYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Deyang went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Percept.AI's investors · 4
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Co-founders at Percept.AI
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Joe (Zhou) ShaFounder/CEO
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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
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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