About
Ray Xu is a computer science student from UIUC who has published research at top AI conferences including ICLR and EMNLP. He is a co-founder of Aemon.
Founder at AemonYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Ray went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Aemon's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ray can intro founders to Aemon's investors below.
Aemon's investors · 2
Co-founders at Aemon
RZ
Richard ZhouFounder
Experience
- Aemon (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Afore CapitalFounder In Residence2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Lapis LabsResearch Scientist2023 — 2025
- IBMIBM Accelerate | Research2024
- National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsDeep Learning Research Intern | Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation2024United States
- National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsUndergraduate Researcher | Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation2023 — 2024
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCourse Assistant2023
- Promoting Undergraduate Research in Engineering (PURE) at UIUCConvolutional Neural Network Researcher2022 — 2023
- VEX RoboticsSt. Theresa of Lisieux C.H.S. Robotic Team - Chief Hardware Director2021 — 2022
- VEX RoboticsSt. Theresa of Lisieux C.H.S. Robotic Team - Chief PR Officer2020 — 2021
- VEX RoboticsSt. Theresa of Lisieux C.H.S. Robotic Team - Vice Team Captain2019 — 2020
- Youth Medical Action PotentialEntrepreneurship Coordinator2021 — 2022
- University of WaterlooQuantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS) - Student2021
Skills & more
PyTorch
Languages Chinese · English
From Ray's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ray Xu?
- Ray Xu is a computer science student from UIUC who has published research at top AI conferences including ICLR and EMNLP. He is a co-founder of Aemon.
- Where does Ray Xu work?
- Ray Xu is Founder of Aemon.
- What companies did Ray Xu found?
- Ray Xu founded Aemon.
- Where did Ray Xu go to school?
- Ray Xu studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Y Combinator; St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS.
Founder mafias
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia146
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Afore Capital mafia12
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Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign421
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aemon (YC W26)2
Also worked at Afore Capital31
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