Where does Melinda Liu work?

Melinda Liu is Founder of Oxus.

Where did Melinda Liu go to school?

Melinda Liu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Palm Harbor University High School; Y Combinator.

Melinda Liu

Founder

Founder at Oxus

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOxus · YC

Find your path to Melinda

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

Hannes Voucko-GlocknerunlockedMelinda: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024–2025)

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Melinda: together at MIT Media Lab

About

Melinda Liu holds a bachelor's degree from MIT in computer science, economics, data science, and finance. She previously worked on AI products in fintech and held a finance role at JPMorgan Chase, and is now co-founder and COO of Oxus.

Founder at Oxus YC W26

Intro paths

Melinda went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Melinda can intro founders to Oxus's investors below.

Oxus's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Oxus

Janet LiuFounder

Christine WattsFounder

Experience

Oxus (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
J.P. MorganGrowth Equity2025New York, New York, United States
MIT Department of EconomicsResearch Assistant2025
MIT Hong Kong Innovation NodeMIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator (MEMSI)2024Hong Kong SAR
J.P. MorganGrowth Equity2024New York, New York, United States
AntelopeMarketing & Operations2022 — 2024
MIT Sloan School of ManagementResearch Assistant2023
Jane StreetINSIGHT Program Participant2023New York, New York, United States
Vector Casa de BolsaInnovation & Tech Development2023Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
MIT Media LabResearch2023

Skills & more

Leadership8Entrepreneurship8Economics6Business4

Languages English · Mandarin · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Melinda Liu?: Melinda Liu holds a bachelor's degree from MIT in computer science, economics, data science, and finance. She previously worked on AI products in fintech and held a finance role at JPMorgan Chase, and is now co-founder and COO of Oxus.
Where does Melinda Liu work?: Melinda Liu is Founder of Oxus.
What companies did Melinda Liu found?: Melinda Liu founded Oxus.
Where did Melinda Liu go to school?: Melinda Liu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Palm Harbor University High School; Y Combinator.

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