Fundraising Fox

Stephen Xu

Founder

Founder at Veria Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedVeria Labs · YC

About

Stephen Xu previously worked in offensive security at TikTok and has competed in capture-the-flag cybersecurity competitions. He has also conducted research in computational physics.

Founder at Veria LabsYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Stephen went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Veria Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Stephen can intro founders to Veria Labs's investors below.

Veria Labs's investors · 12

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Antigravity CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026BBQ CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Eight CapitalCaguas · since 2026Hypersphere VenturesMiami Beach · since 2026Karman VenturesAustin · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checksRock Yard VenturesBuena Park · $10K – $100K checks · since 2026Seaplane VenturesAustin · since 2026Unpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Veria Labs

CLCayden Liao
Cayden LiaoFounder
JSJayden Sarveshkumar
Jayden SarveshkumarFounder

Experience

  1. Veria LabsCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. TikTokOffensive Security2025Bellevue, WA

Frequently asked questions

Who is Stephen Xu?
Stephen Xu previously worked in offensive security at TikTok and has competed in capture-the-flag cybersecurity competitions. He has also conducted research in computational physics.
Where does Stephen Xu work?
Stephen Xu is Founder of Veria Labs.
What companies did Stephen Xu found?
Stephen Xu founded Veria Labs.
Where did Stephen Xu go to school?
Stephen Xu studied at Harvey Mudd College.

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