Xinyuan(Sean) Fu

Founder, CEO

About

Now founder of Pinstyles, All in AI. - YCombinator alumni - Tsinghua University MBA / Stanford exchange student - Terark founder, CEO (Acquired by ByteDance) - UWorks founder, president (Acquired by Zhubajie) - Ex-Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga employee - Ex-Microsoft Research Asia intern

Country

City

China

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Entrepreneurship, Commercialization, Strategic Consulting, Start-ups, Strategic Decision Making, Business Development, General Management, Product Operations, TMT, Development of Strategy, Cooperation

Experience

Founder, CEO

Gravie Links

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

San Francisco Bay Area / Beijing

An agentic AI startup

Starup advisor, angel investor

2019-6 - 2023-9 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Beijing, China

(During Covid19) Business advisor early investor to multiple companies in areas such as internet, artificial intelligence, the metaverse. Notable engagements include: AI-powered temperature measurement device DC77, which achieved the top market share in Japan’s high-end segment. AI-driven apparel printing design and flexible supply chain solutions. Metaverse hardware – the immersive desktop AR glasses "Veenci." Integrated new media marketing and traffic services. Technology-enabled maternal and infant care services.

Founder, CEO

Terark

2016-9 - 2019-4 · 2 yrs 8 mos

San Francisco Bay Area, Beijing

Founder and CEO of Terark (a data storage technology company acquired by ByteDance). The only Chinese member selected for the world-renowned accelerator Y Combinator (Winter 2017 batch). Oversaw all aspects of company strategy, product, operations, business development, marketing, and fundraising. Successfully secured major clients including Alibaba Cloud and JD.com, and led the overseas deployment of the mobile full-text search product. Maintained close collaborations with companies such as Facebook, Amazon, and Xiaomi.

Co-Founder, COO

UWorks

2014-10 - 2016-9 · 2 yrs

Beijing City, China

Co-Founder and COO at Rongxin Zhongzhi (later transitioned to UWorks before its acquisition). Responsible for product operations, business development, product management, and marketing. Supervised a team of nearly 100 people.