About
Ruming Zhen studied at Stanford and previously worked at Tesla before co-founding and serving as CEO of StarJar.
Founder at StarJarYC W24
Intro paths
YC
Ruming went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran StarJar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ruming can intro founders to StarJar's investors below.
StarJar's investors · 1
Co-founders at StarJar
QZ
Qi ZhangCoFounder & CTO
Experience
- BotaCo-founder CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PlaudPartner2025
- StarJar (Acquired)Co-Founder & CEO2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- WorkstreamNew product leader2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- IntuitProduct Leader2019 — 2021Mountain View, California
- TeslaProduct Manager2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AppleHaptics2016Cupertino, California
- TeslaAutopilot2016Palo Alto
Skills & more
Embedded C12SolidWorks13Python9Java4Microsoft Office3Microsoft Excel1C++4C3Matlab6LabVIEW2AutoCAD2LaTeX2
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Electronics Hardware DesignRapid PrototypingBiomedical DevicesResearchNanotechnologyMaterials ScienceProgrammingProject PlanningSimulationsMachine LearningProduct ManagementBrandingFrom Ruming's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ruming Zhen?
- Ruming Zhen studied at Stanford and previously worked at Tesla before co-founding and serving as CEO of StarJar.
- Where does Ruming Zhen work?
- Ruming Zhen is Founder of StarJar.
- What companies did Ruming Zhen found?
- Ruming Zhen founded StarJar.
- Where did Ruming Zhen go to school?
- Ruming Zhen studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy, Robotics); Tsinghua University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Peking University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Second Degree: Economics).
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