About
Neo Lee co-founded Imagine AI in 2025 and was previously a founding engineer at venture-backed startups and a researcher in game theory at UC Berkeley.
Founder at Imagine AIYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Neo went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Imagine AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Neo can intro founders to Imagine AI's investors below.
Imagine AI's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Imagine AI
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Sky YangFounder
Experience
- Imagine AICo-Foundercurrent2025 β present
- Foundation CapitalBuild Accelerator Founder2025 β 2026
- Founders, Inc.Founder @2025
- University of California, BerkeleyResearcher2023 β 2025
- SkylowFounding Engineer2024 β 2025
- Voting DAOCo-Founder2021 β 2022
- STEEM BlockchainBlogger2018 β 2020
- Career BreakTravel2020
Skills & more
Aura Farming4Yapping3Project Management2Business Strategy1Start-ups1Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)1
From Neo's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neo Lee?
- Neo Lee co-founded Imagine AI in 2025 and was previously a founding engineer at venture-backed startups and a researcher in game theory at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Neo Lee work?
- Neo Lee is Founder of Imagine AI.
- What companies did Neo Lee found?
- Neo Lee founded Imagine AI.
- Where did Neo Lee go to school?
- Neo Lee studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science); Y Combinator (Doctor of Philosophy, Fall 25); UC San Diego (Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science).
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,458
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Shared employers
Also worked at Imagine AI1
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Also worked at Founders, Inc.19
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