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Nic LowdenunlockedRex: together at Uber (2017)
×3Rex: together at The George Washington University
×2Rex: together at Checkr
×3Rex: together at Facebook
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 · 16
6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checksAlameda ResearchCentral and Western · $1.3M – $35M checksBitcoin FrontierSan JuanCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksJustin “3LAU” BlauKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMVP VenturesChicagoParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksPolygon VenturesDubaiSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksVariant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checksVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks
Co-founders at Magic Eden
JL
Jack LuCo-founder & CEO
SZ
Sidney ZhangCo-founder & CTO
ZY
Zhuoxun YinCo-founder & COO
RZ
Rex ZhouFounder
JL
Jack L.Founder
Founder at Magic Eden
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Magic Eden's investors · 16
6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M checksAlameda ResearchCentral and Western · $1.3M – $35M checksBitcoin FrontierSan JuanCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoElectric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksJustin “3LAU” BlauKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMVP VenturesChicagoParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksPolygon VenturesDubaiSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksVariant FundNew York · $250K – $750K checksVOLT CAPITALNew York · $100K – $1M checks
Co-founders at Magic Eden
JL
Jack LuCo-founder & CEO
SZ
Sidney ZhangCo-founder & CTO
ZY
Zhuoxun YinCo-founder & COO
ZZ
Zhuojie ZhouCo-founder & Chief Engineer
JL
Jack L.Founder
Founder at Magic Eden
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Magic Eden's investors · 4
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Co-founders at Magic Eden
JL
Jack LuCo-founder & CEO
SZ
Sidney ZhangCo-founder & CTO
JL
Jack L.Founder
ZY
Zhuoxun YinCo-founder & COO
ZZ
Zhuojie ZhouCo-founder & Chief Engineer
Experience
- Magic EdenCo-Founder | Chief Engineercurrent2021 — present
- FacebookStaff Engineer2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Checkr, Inc.Sr. Staff Software Engineer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Checkr, Inc.Staff Software Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Checkr, Inc.Sr. Software Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- UberSoftware Engineer II2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)2Python27Git13Java15JavaScript11LaTeX8Matlab5C++6Go4Linux5Django5jQuery4
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Redis DatabaseMongoDBNode.jsMeteorUnixiPhoneBashFirefox AddonMercurialVimCoffeeScriptAgile MethodologiesLanguages Chinese · English
- Deep Learning Specialization — Coursera
- Software Architecture: Domain-Driven Design — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- 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 Founder of Magic Eden.
- What companies did Rex Zhou found?
- Rex Zhou founded Magic Eden, 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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Uber mafia233
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The George Washington University mafia98
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Zhejiang University mafia20
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Miguel Santo AmaroMaster's degreeFounded Coverflex +1Zheng XuB.S.Founded SolarCity +1Xiang RenBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Sahara AI +1Kenny LiBachelorFounded iLabServiceJen LiuChinese LanguageFounded TokoEdward TiongIndustrial and Product DesignFounded Readily
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Checkr mafia11
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Tomas BarretoVP, Product and EngineeringFounded OkayMarcus RyuDirectorFounded Guidewire SoftwarePatrick J. CostelloChief of Staff to CEOFounded NaytevChris HollindaleHead of Product, Checkr TrustFounded ZestyDaniel YanisseFounder/CEOFounded Checkr GroupJonathan PerichonFounderFounded Checkr Group
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Magic Eden mafia2
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Same school
Also attended The George Washington University382
RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesDonna HoyleVice President & Controller at RevolutionMathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionMeghan FahyDirector of Marketing at GreycroftMaurice RussoInvestor at Lerer HippeauZach CollinsPartner at Mission Biocapital
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Also attended Zhejiang University61
Albert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesEnrique OtiInvestor at Green FlagHong TangVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesTony GuGeneral Partner at NGC VenturesSophie WatsonVenture Debt Fund at Salica InvestmentsShu CaoManaging Director at Heuristic Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Magic Eden4
Also worked at Facebook773
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDash
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Also worked at Checkr, Inc.21
Neha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Pascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesTomas BarretoOperating Partner, Engineering at KPCBRich WongPartner at AccelBrad SteinPartner, Portfolio Operations & CFO at Merus Capital
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Also worked at Uber601
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
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