About
Huimin Xie previously worked as a tech lead and senior machine learning engineer at TikTok.
Co-Founder at PerfectlyYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Huimin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Perfectly's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Huimin can intro founders to Perfectly's investors below.
Perfectly's investors · 2
Co-founders at Perfectly
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Victor LuoFounder
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Zhuang (Gary) LuoFounder
Experience
- Perfectly (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TikTokMachine Learning Tech Lead2024 — 2026San Jose, CA
- TikTokSenior Machine Learning Engineer and Tech Lead2023 — 2024
- TikTokMachine Learning Engineer(Fouding Member of TikTok Live)2021 — 2023
- BIGOMachine Learning Engineer2020 — 2021
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Huimin Xie?
- Huimin Xie previously worked as a tech lead and senior machine learning engineer at TikTok.
- Where does Huimin Xie work?
- Huimin Xie is Co-Founder of Perfectly.
- What companies did Huimin Xie found?
- Huimin Xie founded Perfectly.
- Where did Huimin Xie go to school?
- Huimin Xie studied at Y Combinator (W26); Xiamen University; Renmin University of China (Student Researcher, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
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