About
Kevin Lu studied computer science and mathematics at University of Pennsylvania, worked on generative AI at Amazon Web Services, and conducted research at Stanford's Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence institute. He is now building Bud.
Founder 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 · 4
Co-founders at Bud
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Bach TranFounder
Experience
- FigmaProductcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- BudCo-Founder2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- IMC TradingQuantitative Trading Intern2025
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Research Intern2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Cox Automotive Inc.Software Engineer Intern2023
- Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)Research Intern2020 — 2022Irvine, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Lu?
- Kevin Lu studied computer science and mathematics at University of Pennsylvania, worked on generative AI at Amazon Web Services, and conducted research at Stanford's Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence institute. He is now building Bud.
- Where does Kevin Lu work?
- Kevin Lu is Founder of Bud.
- What companies did Kevin Lu found?
- Kevin Lu founded Bud.
- Where did Kevin Lu go to school?
- Kevin Lu studied at Y Combinator; University of Pennsylvania (MSE, Computer Science); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science/Networked and Social Systems Engineering + Math).
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