Founders

Selena Meng
Founder - Business

Selena Meng

CMU business major senior who ran a successful media company & raised over $1.2M

Yifan Wang
Founder - Technical

Yifan Wang

CMU CS master, machine learning engineer & full-stack developer

Technical

Bowei Yin
Technical

Bowei Yin

USTC PhD candidate specializes in 3D modeling & reconstruction

Zora Wang
Technical

Zora Wang

CMU PhD candidate specializes in building interpretable and generalizable LLM

Brian Zhu
Technical

Brian Zhu

USTC master student specializes in computer graphics and 3D reconstruction

Jessica Yin
Technical

Jessica Yin

CMU CS master, experienced cloud computing architect & software engineer

Jasmine Wan
Technical

Jasmine Wan

CMU CS master, recommendation system engineer at Pinterest

Alan Zhang
Technical

Alan Zhang

CMU CS Master, specialize in backend development & data engineering

Yigang Wen
Technical Mentor

Yigang Wen

CMU master, a game producer, and technical artist with profound industry experience in VR applications

Business

Eunice Yang
Business

Eunice Yang

CMU Stats & ML major senior, interned at three different VCs in U.S. & China

Kailu Tian
Business

Kailu Tian

Columbia University Master in Applied Analytics, proficient in market data management, advertising, and CRM.

Xinrui Li
Business

Xinrui Li

CMU Master in Tech Innovation Management, experienced in VC and PE.

Xinrui Li
Business

Yuhao (Perry) Chen

UW-Madison graduate majoring in Finance, with experience in startup development.

Art

Nicole Huang
Art

Nicole Huang

CMU art major undergrad who curated artwork across US & New Zealand

Nicole Huang
Art

Sherry Xueer Hao

CMU master in art management with broad US museum connections

Design

Jane Hu
Design

Jane Hu

CMU Master student from HCII, Seasoned UX Designer with 5+ years of industrial experience.

Peilin Chen
Design

Peilin Chen

Parsons School of Design, Master in Design and Technology, experienced in SaaS user-centered design and cross-functional team management.

Advisors

John Stamper
Technical Mentor

John Stamper

CMU HCI professor and a distinguished scholar in AI, education, and intelligent tutoring systems who created CMU’s Online Learning Initiatives platform

Jigyasa Grover
Technical Mentor

Jigyasa Grover

GenAI & Research Lead at Google, and a past ML engineer at Faire, X, and Meta. She brings insights in user personalization and monetization.

Stephan Muller
Business Mentor

Stephan Muller

Entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience in the technology startup ecosystem and a profound vision from both sides of the VC landscape

Nesra Yannier
Business Mentor

Nesra Yannier

Founder of Norilla, a startup revolutionizing STEM education through VR, with deep understanding of consumer needs in VR education

Charlie White
Art Mentor

Charlie White

Brings over 20 years of academic leadership across three top-tier universities, offering valuable insights into art education gaps. His extensive museum network in the US fosters collaboration opportunities.