About
Wen Sang is co-founder and CEO of Smarking, which develops AI-powered software for parking facility management. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
Founder/CEO at SmarkingYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Wen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Wen can intro founders to Smarking's investors below.
Smarking's investors · 5
Co-founders at Smarking
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Maokai LinFounder/CTO
Experience
- GensparkCo-Founder & COOcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Self-employedTinkerer2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- ParkHubChief Product Officer2023San Francisco Bay Area
- ParkHubChief Technology Officer2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Smarking Inc.Co-Founder & CEO (acquired)2014 — 2022San Francisco, CA
- MIT Sloan Automotive LabResearch Assistant2010 — 2013Cambridge, MA
- MIT Sloan Automotive LabTeaching Assistant2011Cambridge, MA
- Tongji University Combustion and Spray LabResearch Assistant2008 — 2010Shanghai, China
Skills & more
Matlab52Parking Garages4Engineering42Entrepreneurship76Parking25Project Management41Mandarin12Data Analysis24Research49Management25Strategy8Strategic Planning13
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Business StrategyBusiness DevelopmentTeam LeadershipTeam BuildingCustomer ServiceLeadershipMarketingProject PlanningMechanical EngineeringData MiningData WarehousingLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wen Sang?
- Wen Sang is co-founder and CEO of Smarking, which develops AI-powered software for parking facility management. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
- Where does Wen Sang work?
- Wen Sang is Founder/CEO of Smarking.
- What companies did Wen Sang found?
- Wen Sang founded Smarking.
- Where did Wen Sang go to school?
- Wen Sang studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD (Doctorate), Mechanical Engineering); Y Combinator (W15); Tongji University (Master's degree, Power Machinery Engineering).
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Also worked at Genspark2
Also worked at ParkHub5
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