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Newman Hu

Founder

Founder at Quantstruct

Mountain View, California, United States

FoundedQuantstruct · YC

About

Newman Hu is co-founder of Quantstruct, an AI documentation platform. He previously led search infrastructure teams at Moveworks and Replit (YC W18), and holds a degree in EECS from UC Berkeley.

Founder at QuantstructYC W25

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Quantstruct's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Newman can intro founders to Quantstruct's investors below.

Quantstruct's investors · 2

Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Quantstruct

SSSarthak Srinivas
Sarthak SrinivasFounder

Experience

  1. Stealth StartupFoundercurrent2026 — present
  2. Quantstruct (YC W25)Co-Founder, CTOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. MoveworksSoftware Engineer2021 — 2024Mountain View, California, United States
  4. ReplitSoftware Engineering Intern2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. XR Lab at BerkeleySoftware Engineer2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
  6. Extended Reality at BerkeleyVR Education Lead2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
  7. Extended Reality at BerkeleyCourse Instructor2019 — 2020Berkeley, California
  8. FHL Vive Center for Enhanced RealityISAACS Researcher2020 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
  9. SICK Sensor IntelligenceSoftware Engineering Intern2019Stoughton, MA
  10. Extended Reality at BerkeleySoftware Developer for Sculpt-ML2018Berkeley, CA
  11. UC Berkeley SAITDesktop Consultant20182610 Channing
  12. SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryResearch Intern2015 — 20182575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
  13. UC Berkeley College of EngineeringAcademic Intern2018Berkeley, CA
  14. Valley Christian Schools (San Jose)iPad Technical Support Intern2014 — 2015San Jose, CA

Skills & more

Mandarin1Unity3D1C1Software Infrastructure1Software Industry1Software Design1EngineeringWeb EngineeringResearch1python, java, SQL, Javascript, Html, CSS, AutoCad1Data Analysis1Data Science1
+3 moreTeamworkPublic SpeakingLeadership

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Newman Hu?
Newman Hu is co-founder of Quantstruct, an AI documentation platform. He previously led search infrastructure teams at Moveworks and Replit (YC W18), and holds a degree in EECS from UC Berkeley.
Where does Newman Hu work?
Newman Hu is Founder of Quantstruct.
What companies did Newman Hu found?
Newman Hu founded Quantstruct.
Where did Newman Hu go to school?
Newman Hu studied at Y Combinator; University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Valley Christian High School.

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