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Xu Zheng

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Founder at Familiar

HONG KONG SAR, China

FoundedFamiliar · YC

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About

Xu Zheng is the founder of Familiar and holds a PhD in AI from HKUST. Their research background includes numerous publications at AI venues and open-source contributions.

Founder at FamiliarYC S26

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Xu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Harshita Arora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Familiar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Familiar's investors · 12

Agrolimen VenturesAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksESSENCE VCBothellGarage CapitalWaterlooProgressionSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksScript CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksSoGal VenturesNew York · $50K – $500K checksThe Restore CapitalReynoldsburgVela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksVentioneers CapitalOakvilleY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026Zero Index

Co-founders at Familiar

MKMingi Kwon
Mingi KwonFounder
AZAn Zhu Liu
An Zhu LiuFounder

Experience

  1. Familiar (YC S26)Co-foundercurrent2026 — presentToronto, ON
  2. TavusResearchercurrent2026 — presentLondon
  3. Queen Mary University of LondonResearcher2026London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Soul AppResearcher2025 — 2026
  5. INSAIT - Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and TechnologyResearcher2025 — 2026Sofia
  6. The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyResearch Assistant2021 — 2023
  7. Career BreakVoluntary work2019 — 2020Mianyang, Sichuan, China

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)Start-up VenturesIntelligent Systems1Medical Image AnalysisComputer VisionDeep LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Pattern RecognitionMachine LearningStreaming Video GenerationVideo Generation1Multi-modal Learning1
+3 moreAIGCMultimodal Large Language ModelSpatial Intelligence

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Xu Zheng?
Xu Zheng is the founder of Familiar and holds a PhD in AI from HKUST. Their research background includes numerous publications at AI venues and open-source contributions.
Where does Xu Zheng work?
Xu Zheng is Founder of Familiar.
What companies did Xu Zheng found?
Xu Zheng founded Familiar.
Where did Xu Zheng go to school?
Xu Zheng studied at Y Combinator (S26); HKUST Guangzhou (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence); Northeastern University (CN) (Master's degree, Electrical).

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