Fei-Fei Li
FounderFounder at World Labs
Stanford, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedWorld Labs
About
Fei-Fei Li is the inaugural Sequoia Professor in Stanford University's Computer Science Department and co-founder and co-director of Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute. She co-founded AI4ALL and serves on its board, and is co-founder and CEO of World Labs. Her research covers cognitively inspired AI, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, robotic learning, and AI in healthcare; she previously directed Stanford's AI Lab (2013-2018) and worked at Google as Vice President and Chief Scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud. She holds a physics B.A. from Princeton and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Caltech.
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AI & Machine LearningHealthtechRobotics
Founder at World Labs
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Co-founders at World Labs
Experience
- World LabsCofounder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford UniversitySequoia Professor of Computer Sciencecurrent2009 — presentStanford, CA
- Stanford UniversityStanford AI Lab Director2014 — 2018Stanford, CA
- Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)Denning Family Co-Director, Senior Fellowcurrent2018 — present
- MasterClassMasterClass Instructorcurrent2026 — present
- AI4ALLCo-Foundercurrent2017 — present
- TwitterMember, Board of Directors2020 — 2022
- GoogleChief Scientist of AI/ML; Vice President2017 — 2018Mountain View, CA
- Princeton UniversityAssistant Professor2006 — 2009Princeton, NJ
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAssistant Professor2005 — 2006Urbana-Champaign, IL
Education
- CaltechDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering2000 — 2005
- Princeton UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Physics1995 — 1999
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia824
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Princeton University mafia146
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Caltech mafia61
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Master Class mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Caltech134
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Also attended Princeton University558
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Shared employers
Also worked at World Labs7
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Also worked at Stanford University643
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Also worked at Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)13
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Network8
Investors connected to Fei-Fei in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Fei-Fei Li invest in?
- Fei-Fei Li invests in AI & Machine Learning, Healthtech, Robotics.
- What check size does Fei-Fei Li write?
- Fei-Fei Li typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Fei-Fei Li found?
- Fei-Fei Li founded World Labs.