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Rex Zhou

Unicorn founder

Co-founder & Chief Engineer at Magic Eden

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FoundedMagic Eden$1.6B

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Neha JewalikarunlockedRex: together at Checkr (2018–2021)
×3Rex: together at Checkr
×8Rex: together at Uber

About

Rex Zhou is a co-founder and chief engineer at Magic Eden, an NFT marketplace and platform built on blockchain, smart contracts, and web3 infrastructure. He previously worked as a staff engineer at Facebook on AI infrastructure and frameworks, including the open source PyTorch dev infra, and spent four years at Checkr building core services such as an API gateway, a gRPC framework, a vendors gateway, and a Kubernetes integration environment. He also created and led two open source projects, Flagr and OpenMock.

Co-founder & Chief Engineer at Magic Eden

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Magic Eden's investors · 18

6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checksAlameda ResearchCentral and Western · $1.3M – $35M checksBitcoin FrontierSan JuanCoinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksDAO JonesDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2022Justin “3LAU” BlauKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022MVP VenturesChicagoParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Polygon VenturesDubaiSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2022Solana VenturesSan Francisco · $10K – $250K checksVariant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checksVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Magic Eden

JLJack Lu
Jack LuCo-founder & CEO
SZSidney Zhang
Sidney ZhangCo-founder & CTO
ZYZhuoxun Yin
Zhuoxun YinCo-founder & COO
RZRex Zhou
Rex ZhouFounder
JLJack L.
Jack L.Founder

Founder at Magic Eden

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In turn, Rex can intro founders to Magic Eden's investors below.

Magic Eden's investors · 18

6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checksAlameda ResearchCentral and Western · $1.3M – $35M checksBitcoin FrontierSan JuanCoinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksDAO JonesDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2022Justin “3LAU” BlauKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022MVP VenturesChicagoParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Polygon VenturesDubaiSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2022Solana VenturesSan Francisco · $10K – $250K checksVariant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checksVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at Magic Eden

JLJack Lu
Jack LuCo-founder & CEO
SZSidney Zhang
Sidney ZhangCo-founder & CTO
ZYZhuoxun Yin
Zhuoxun YinCo-founder & COO
ZZZhuojie Zhou
Zhuojie ZhouCo-founder & Chief Engineer
JLJack L.
Jack L.Founder

Experience

  1. Magic EdenCo-Founder | Chief Engineercurrent2021 — present
  2. FacebookStaff Engineer2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Checkr, Inc.Sr. Staff Software Engineer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Checkr, Inc.Staff Software Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Checkr, Inc.Sr. Software Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. UberSoftware Engineer II2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)2Python27Git13Java15JavaScript11LaTeX8Matlab5C++6Go4Linux5Django5jQuery4
+12 moreRedis DatabaseMongoDBNode.jsMeteorUnixiPhoneBashFirefox AddonMercurialVimCoffeeScriptAgile Methodologies

Languages Chinese · English

  • Deep Learning Specialization — Coursera
  • Software Architecture: Domain-Driven Design — LinkedIn

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Who is Rex Zhou?
Rex Zhou is a co-founder and chief engineer at Magic Eden, an NFT marketplace and platform built on blockchain, smart contracts, and web3 infrastructure. He previously worked as a staff engineer at Facebook on AI infrastructure and frameworks, including the open source PyTorch dev infra, and spent four years at Checkr building core services such as an API gateway, a gRPC framework, a vendors gateway, and a Kubernetes integration environment. He also created and led two open source projects, Flagr and OpenMock.
Where does Rex Zhou work?
Rex Zhou is Co-founder & Chief Engineer of Magic Eden.
What companies did Rex Zhou found?
Rex Zhou founded Magic Eden.
Where did Rex Zhou go to school?
Rex Zhou studied at The George Washington University (Ph.D, Computer Science); Zhejiang University (Bachelor, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics).

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