James Hu
FounderCo-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Illuminant Surgical
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
FoundedIlluminant Surgical · YC
About
James Hu studied bioengineering at Stanford and holds a medical degree from UCI. He is co-founder and co-CEO of Illuminant Surgical.
Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Illuminant SurgicalYC S22
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Illuminant Surgical's investors · 4
Co-founders at Illuminant Surgical
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Eldrick MillaresFounder
Experience
- Illuminant SurgicalCo-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- National Science Foundation (NSF)Scientific Reviewer - Medical Device Directoratecurrent2025 — present
- Y CombinatorSummer 2022 Cohort2022
- Stanford University School of Medicine: Stanford Cardiovascular InstituteResearcher - Sean Wu Lab2015 — 2019
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering
- UC Irvine School of MedicineDoctor of Medicine - MD
- El Camino High School
Skills & more
Languages English · Mandarin Chinese
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,730
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Shared employers
Also worked at Illuminant Surgical1
Also worked at Y Combinator152
Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJessica LivingstonCo-founder of Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorDalton CaldwellCo-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y CombinatorHarj TaggarGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also worked at Stanford University School of Medicine: Stanford Cardiovascular Institute87
Josephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalJeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCLan JiangPartner at Lux CapitalJeffrey DeFlavio, MDEntrepreneur in Residence at AlleyCorp
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