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Kevin Lu

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CEO at BUD · Founder at Sweep

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedBUD · YCSweep · YC

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About

Kevin Lu studied computer science at University of Waterloo and worked at Roblox developing machine learning models for avatar generation, as well as conducting NLP research on common sense reasoning. He is now building AI-powered developer tools focused on code generation.

CEO at BUDYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Kevin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran BUD's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

BUD's investors · 9

9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checksHSBCLondon · since 2019Leonis CapitalSan FranciscoLeonis DoubleDownSan FranciscoOutward VCLondon · $1.3M – $6.3M checks · since 2017Sky9 CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksTranspose Platform ManagementSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at BUD

BTBach Tran
Bach TranCTO

Founder at SweepYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Kevin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Sweep's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Sweep's investors · 9

Agrolimen VenturesBalderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checksBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $50K – $100M checksClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksExceptional CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksGoodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025PioneerToronto, OntarioY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Sweep

WZWilliam Zeng
William ZengFounder
NR
Nicolas RaspalFounder
RD
Rachel DelacourFounder
RG
Raphael GüllerFounder
SD
Samip DahalFounder
YC
Yannick ChazeFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Lu?
Kevin Lu studied computer science at University of Waterloo and worked at Roblox developing machine learning models for avatar generation, as well as conducting NLP research on common sense reasoning. He is now building AI-powered developer tools focused on code generation.
Where does Kevin Lu work?
Kevin Lu is CEO of BUD and Founder at Sweep.
What companies did Kevin Lu found?
Kevin Lu founded BUD, Sweep.

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