Fundraising Fox

Ruwen Liu

Founder

Founder at Spellbrush

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSpellbrush Β· YC

About

Ruwen Liu is the founder of Spellbrush, a platform for generating anime and portrait artwork using AI.

Founder at SpellbrushYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Ruwen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Spellbrush's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Ruwen can intro founders to Spellbrush's investors below.

Spellbrush's investors Β· 3

First Round CapitalSan Francisco Β· $1M – $7M checksQuest Venture PartnersMenlo Park Β· $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2018

Co-founders at Spellbrush

CLCory Li
Cory LiFounder
HMHaitao Mao
Haitao MaoFounder

Experience

  1. SpellbrushCo-Foundercurrent2017 β€” presentHalf Moon Bay, California
  2. Carbon3D, Inc.Software Engineer2014 β€” 2017

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ruwen Liu?
Ruwen Liu is the founder of Spellbrush, a platform for generating anime and portrait artwork using AI.
Where does Ruwen Liu work?
Ruwen Liu is Founder of Spellbrush.
What companies did Ruwen Liu found?
Ruwen Liu founded Spellbrush.
Where did Ruwen Liu go to school?
Ruwen Liu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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