Fundraising Fox

Zi Liu

Founder

Founder at Roame

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRoame Β· YC

About

Zi Liu was a cryptography systems engineer at Airbnb responsible for encryption infrastructure. He previously worked on machine vision AI systems at the Department of Defense's Oak Ridge facility and studied computer science at Dartmouth College.

Founder at RoameYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Zi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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In turn, Zi can intro founders to Roame's investors below.

Roame's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2023

Co-founders at Roame

TQTim Qin
Tim QinFounder

Experience

  1. RoameCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. angel investorInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. AirbnbEngineering2019 β€” 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  4. Distributed Systems ProgrammingEngineering, Founder2017 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Sighten, Inc.Platform Engineer2016 β€” 2017San Francisco
  6. TriplemintSoftware Engineer2015Greater New York City Area
  7. Siemens PLM SoftwareSoftware Engineer2013Waltham, MA
  8. Oak Ridge National LaboratoryResearch Software Engineer2011 β€” 2012

Skills & more

Web Development3Algorithms2Web Applications1Machine Learning1Distributed Systems1English2C++6Java5Python5JavaScript4Linux1Bash1
+2 moreMatlabSQL

Languages English Β· Mandarin

From Zi's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zi Liu?
Zi Liu was a cryptography systems engineer at Airbnb responsible for encryption infrastructure. He previously worked on machine vision AI systems at the Department of Defense's Oak Ridge facility and studied computer science at Dartmouth College.
Where does Zi Liu work?
Zi Liu is Founder of Roame.
What companies did Zi Liu found?
Zi Liu founded Roame.
Where did Zi Liu go to school?
Zi Liu studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science); Y Combinator.

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