About
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
Intro paths
YC
Richard 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, Richard can intro founders to Aemon's investors below.
Aemon's investors · 2
Co-founders at Aemon
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Ray XuFounder
Experience
- Aemon (YC W26)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Afore CapitalFounder In Residence2024San Francisco Bay Area
- RBCDeveloper2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- MIT-PITT-RWSoftware Engineer (Perception)2023Massachusetts, United States
- Dundas LifeSoftware Developer2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- WATonomousMapping and Localization Engineer2022 — 2023Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- University of WaterlooQuantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS) - Student2021Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- York UniversityYork University NASA Space Settlement Contest Team - Software Design Team Member2020 — 2021
- 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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Frequently asked questions
- 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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Shared employers
Also worked at Aemon (YC W26)2
Also worked at Afore Capital31
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