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Hansen Qian

Founder

Founder at Lightski

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLightski Β· YC

About

Hansen Qian is cofounder of Lightski. He previously worked as a founding engineer and engineering manager at Affinity CRM.

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Hansen Qian @hansenq

I don't see a single signature from an employee working at Kimi, Deepseek, Qwen, https://t.co/QaRp4C8XNc, or any other Chinese AI lab. Did this intentionally exclude Chinese labs, or did none of them sign? Either way, this is telling. https://t.co/fOgivTXyYV

Jul 31, 2026

Hansen Qian @hansenq

I was thinking this as I read AI 2027 https://t.co/a527hQjHYC

Jul 26, 2026 Β· β™₯ 3

Founder at LightskiYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Hansen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Hansen can intro founders to Lightski's investors below.

Lightski's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Experience

  1. LightskiFounder, CEOcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. Saga AI (YC W24)Co-Foundercurrent2026 β€” present
  3. Affinity.coEngineering Manager2019 β€” 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  4. Affinity.coSenior Software Engineer2018 β€” 2019San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Affinity.coFull-Stack Software Engineer2016 β€” 2018San Francisco, California, United States
  6. Spruce HealthiOS Engineer - KPCB Fellow2015San Francisco Bay Area
  7. FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2014Seattle, WA
  8. The Princeton Entrepreneurship ClubCo-director of HackPrinceton2013 β€” 2014Princeton, NJ
  9. FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2013Menlo Park, CA
  10. Stony Brook UniversityResearch Intern2011

Education

  1. Y CombinatorW23 Batch2023
  2. Princeton UniversityBachelor of Science in Engineering (with Honors), Computer Science2012 β€” 2016
  3. University of OxfordVisiting Student, Computer Science2015
  4. Saratoga High SchoolHigh School Diploma2007 β€” 2012

Skills & more

Computer Science5Nanoparticles2Nanotechnology2Fuel Cells2Google App Engine2Hydrogen Fuel Cells1Socket.io1PEM fuel cellsGreen TechnologyEngineeringiOS developmentiOS Development1
+12 moreChrome ExtensionsGoogle ChromeWeb ApplicationsFront-End DevelopmentBack-End Web DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesFull-Stack DevelopmentTypeScriptJavaJavaScriptDjangoNode.js

Languages Chinese Β· English

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Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Also attended Princeton University474

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford745

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Affinity.co9

Drew OettingInvestment Team at 8VCDeny KhoungPortfolio Support at 8VCAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesCharles SvirkPartner at MassMutual VenturesAmber LelinaPartner at TRACNolan EnglishHead of Platform at Prime Impact Fund

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Also worked at Facebook322

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

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Also worked at The Princeton Entrepreneurship Club1

Farhan AbrolInvestment Team at Ex/Ante

Also worked at Stony Brook University8

Hal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesKonstantinos AprilakisPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyMiguel Garcia DiazVice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation at University of Delaware at The Innovation SpaceLorne TaichmanDirector, Science & Technology at Windham Capital PartnersLouis TheodorouAI Lead at OakglenChris LiuAnalyst at RTW Investments L.P.

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