# Sheldon Xu

Evan Ye — Co-Founder, CEO & CTO
· Serial entrepreneur (10+ yrs) in AI/product; core member, Zhejiang Univ. AI Alliance
· Scaled Meta-Creation Arts (MCA)'s META-EATER CLUB (dubbed "China's BAYC" and "Top NFT Brand in China" by collectors) to
· China's #1 Web3/AI IP: 1M+ Gen-Z users, peak ~¥1B (~$140M) market value; brand collabs with Kappa, MCM, Xtep, etc.
· Founder of VC-backed startups: Raised ¥50M+ (~$7M+) across ventures; led 0→1 product, GTM, and partnerships across China & global markets
· Awards & Recognition: 20+ international/national awards, research grants, patents
· Education: M.S. in Software Engineering (Zhejiang University); Ph.D. cand. in Design & Engineering (National University of Singapore);
Ph.D. cand. in Systemic Change (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Sheldon Xu — Co-Founder & CMO
· 25+ years of experience in branding, sales/marketing, financial services, healthcare, and business management across China, US, and Asia
· Awards: Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for Technology Innovation and Excellence in Customer Centricity
· Former COO of Global Advertising Agency — Dentsu China and Fortune 500 Financial Services Company — MetLife;
· VP of Strategy & Operations, AIG; GM of Publicis Healthcare; Management Consultant at PwC
· Led M&A, post-merger integration, and divestitures
· Education: MBA (Cornell University); PhD in Mechanical Engineering (University of Hawaii); BS & MS in Thermal Physics (Zhejiang University)

Runze Gan — Co-Founder & Full-Stack AI-Native
· 3× founder of AI-driven apps (interview sim tool, 3D Graph-Chat, Flow-Chat)
· Led provincial AI vision project → 4000% efficiency boost, 220% revenue growth, profit turnaround
· M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (National University of Singapore)

Zane Hou — Co-Founder & Product Technology
· AI R&D expertise in language models and Agent architectures
· Award-winning work in AI products and hackathons
· B.Sc. in Computer Science (Sun Yat-sen University)

Jiaqi Lin — Co-Founder & Algorithm Technology
· Former CTO at Swarma Campus, developed AI-driven platform generating ~$140K in revenue
· Passionate about AI-native product development
· B.E. in Communication Engineering (Hangzhou Dianzi University)

Chinese person.

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