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Richard Zhou

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Founder at Aemon

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

FoundedAemon · YC

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Richard Zhou is a computer science student from the University of Waterloo who won international medals in mathematics and robotics competitions. He is co-founder of Aemon.

Founder at AemonYC W26

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Richard went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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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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Aemon's investors · 9

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksGarage CapitalWaterlooLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksNexus Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checksPioneerToronto, OntarioRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Aemon

RXRay Xu
Ray XuFounder

Experience

  1. Aemon (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Afore CapitalFounder In Residence2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. RBCDeveloper2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. MIT-PITT-RWSoftware Engineer (Perception)2023Massachusetts, United States
  5. Dundas LifeSoftware Developer2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. WATonomousMapping and Localization Engineer2022 — 2023Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  7. University of WaterlooQuantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS) - Student2021Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  8. York UniversityYork University NASA Space Settlement Contest Team - Software Design Team Member2020 — 2021
  9. VEX RoboticsChief Software Director (82855Y Vex Robotic Team)2018 — 2020Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

RoboticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Quantum ComputingSQLMongoDBJavaScriptPython (Programming Language)C++C (Programming Language)

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Who is Richard Zhou?
Richard Zhou is a computer science student from the University of Waterloo who won international medals in mathematics and robotics competitions. He is co-founder of Aemon.
Where does Richard Zhou work?
Richard Zhou is Founder of Aemon.
What companies did Richard Zhou found?
Richard Zhou founded Aemon.
Where did Richard Zhou go to school?
Richard Zhou studied at Y Combinator; University of Waterloo (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Wilfrid Laurier University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration (University of Waterloo Based Double Degree Program)).

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