Jesse Lyu
| Jesse Lyu | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Lyu Cheng |
| Born | 1990 Xi’an, China |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Raven Tech, rct studio |
Jesse Lyu (born 1990, also known as Lyu Cheng; Chinese name: 吕骋) is a serial entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. He is known for founding Raven Tech and rct studio. Lyu was a recipient of Forbes 30 Under 30 in both Asia and China.
Background
Lyu was born in 1990 in Xi’an, China. He graduated from the Liverpool University in the UK and attended the University of Arts in London.[1]
Career
Lyu founded Raven Tech in May 2014. The company builds an AI operating system called Flow and smart hardware. The company is backed by Matrix Partners China, ZhenFund, DCM, Y Combinator. Raven Tech was acquired by Baidu, China’s biggest search engine, as a leading component of their smart hardware division, making Lyu the head of Baidu’s Intelligent Hardware Unit.[2] Lyu released three smart hardware products – raven H, raven R and raven Q – at the Baidu Annual conference.[3][4]
Lyu left Baidu in 2018[5] and formed a new company, rct studio. California-based rct graduated from Y Combinator[6] and is a creative studio where he created Morpheus, an engine that generates a logic tree built from any standard format screenplay, offering different studios and rendering text in mainstream 3D imagery.[7] As of 2019, the company had raised $1.7M in funding according to an SEC filing.[8]
Lyu is also the creator of a social app called Timeet.[1]
Awards
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lu Cheng - Forbes 30 under 30". Forbes. Forbes Media LLC.
- ↑ Yiting Sun. "Meet the Chinese Robot Destined to Dance in Millions of Living Rooms". MIT technology review.
- ↑ "Inside Baidu's Bid to Lead the AI Revolution". Wired. WIRED. 6 December 2017.
- ↑ Khari Johnson. "Baidu unveils home robots and smart speaker". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ↑ Jason Aycock. "CS upgrades Baidu; company's AI guru to exit". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ Rita Liao. "RCT Studio graduated from Y Combinator". Techcrunch.
- ↑ "Direct and Star in Your Own Movie With California AI Startup Rct Studio". Synced Review. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "LA Tech Week in Review". LA tech watch. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ↑ "Forbes 30 under 30 China". Baidu.
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