Where does Kevin Chu work?

Kevin Chu is CTO of Hestus, Inc..

What companies did Kevin Chu found?

Kevin Chu founded Hestus, Inc..

Kevin Chu

Founder

CTO at Hestus, Inc.

Mountain View, California, United States

FoundedHestus, Inc. · YC

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About

Kevin Chu led autonomous vehicle engineering at Cruise, where he scaled the team to hundreds of engineers, and previously worked in robotics startups across energy and medical sectors. He holds a PhD in Robotics from UCLA and serves as CTO at Hestus.

CTO at Hestus, Inc.YC S24

Intro paths

Kevin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Kevin can intro founders to Hestus, Inc.'s investors below.

Hestus, Inc.'s investors · 9

Capitalize VCChicago · $100K – $200K checks Garage CapitalWaterloo Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Opensense IncSan Francisco OurCrowdJerusalem Peter Gao Capital LPSeattle Rock Yard VenturesBuena Park · $10K – $100K checks · since 2025 Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Hestus, Inc.

Sohrab HaghighatCEO

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Chu?: Kevin Chu led autonomous vehicle engineering at Cruise, where he scaled the team to hundreds of engineers, and previously worked in robotics startups across energy and medical sectors. He holds a PhD in Robotics from UCLA and serves as CTO at Hestus.
Where does Kevin Chu work?: Kevin Chu is CTO of Hestus, Inc..
What companies did Kevin Chu found?: Kevin Chu founded Hestus, Inc..

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