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Lei Xu

Founder

Founder at Emote · Founder at Workstream Technologies, Inc.

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedEmote · YCWorkstream Technologies, Inc.

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558 people in our graph share verified history with Lei — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

MattunlockedLei: together at University of California, Berkeley (2011)
×6Lei: together at Y Combinator
×3Lei: together at University of California, Berkeley
×2Lei: together at ZS Associates

About

Lei Xu is co-founder of Workstream Technologies Inc., a company focused on hourly workers and local business owners. Trained as an engineer and working in product, Xu previously worked on Emote, an education-focused venture, and has led both human teams and teams of AI agents.

Founder at EmoteYC S16

Intro paths

YC

Lei went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Lei can intro founders to Emote's investors below.

Emote's investors · 2

Imagine K12Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Emote

JGJulian Golder
Julian GolderFounder/CEO

Founder at Workstream Technologies, Inc.

Intro paths

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In turn, Lei can intro founders to Workstream Technologies, Inc.'s investors below.

Workstream Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 2

Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. Workstream Technologies Inc.Co-founder and Humancurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Emote (YC S16)Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  3. GoogleSoftware Engineer2015London Area, United Kingdom
  4. GoogleRevenue Acceleration2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  5. ZS AssociatesAssociate (Management Consulting)2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  6. UC BerkeleyTeam Lead, Technical Training Team2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  7. PARC, a Xerox CompanyResearch2007

Skills & more

Business Planning18Problem Solving5PowerPoint11Access2VBA4SQL6Microsoft Excel14Data Analysis19Program Management11Leadership9Business Intelligence7Management6
+7 moreMarketing StrategyStrategyAnalyticsProject ManagementManagement ConsultingAnalysisStart-ups

Languages Chinese (Mandarin) · English · Spanish

  • Machine Learning by Stanford University — Coursera

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lei Xu?
Lei Xu is co-founder of Workstream Technologies Inc., a company focused on hourly workers and local business owners. Trained as an engineer and working in product, Xu previously worked on Emote, an education-focused venture, and has led both human teams and teams of AI agents.
Where does Lei Xu work?
Lei Xu is Founder of Emote and Co-founder at Workstream Technologies, Inc..
What companies did Lei Xu found?
Lei Xu founded Emote, Workstream Technologies, Inc..
Where did Lei Xu go to school?
Lei Xu studied at Y Combinator (YC S16); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., B.A.); University of Cambridge (Pembroke and King's Programme).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

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University of Cambridge mafia588

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Stewart ButterfieldMPhilFounded Flickr +1Demis HassabisBAFounded Google Deepmind +2C. Giovanni TraversoMBFounded Teal Bio +4Inaki BerenguerPhDFounded InfiniteWatch +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Philosophy - MPhilFounded Nori +2Dušan DuffekPostgraduate Diploma in EntrepreneurshipFounded 0100Ventures +2

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Workstream mafia4

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Rob AttorriProduct ManagerFounded Lighttable +1Ruming ZhenNew product leaderFounded StarJarBrandon OngData InternFounded Hebbian Robotics

Workstream Technologies, Inc. mafia2

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Keith RaboisDirectorFounded Opendoor

ZhenFund mafia2

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Xiankun WuFull-time gap year InternFounded rct AI

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

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Also attended University of Cambridge1,412

Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosFounder and Managing Partner of VerdictGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Workstream Technologies Inc.7

David Pérez-HernándezPartner at Roble VenturesBen CapellManaging Director at Peterson VenturesAnna KhanGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)David OngchocoCo-Founder and General Partner at Comma CapitalRob AttorriFounder at Light Table/EveRuming ZhenFounder at StarJar

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Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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Also worked at ZS Associates72

Andy CloydVenture Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionMiranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesAlyssa TsenterSenior Associate at Flare Capital PartnersKarthik RamasubramanianVenture Associate at Black Opal VenturesTushar SadhuAssociate Vice President at W Health Ventures Gp LlcDanny CotterManaging Partner at The Westly Group

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Also worked at UC Berkeley469

Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital

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