Yibo Zhu, Founder of StepFun

About Yibo Zhu

Yibo Zhu (Zhu Yibo) is a co-founder and current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of StepFun, an AI company based in Shanghai, China. He previously served as the Head of AI Infrastructure at ByteDance before joining StepFun in May 2023 to build infrastructure for AGI.

Yibo Zhu at a glance

• Company: StepFun
• Total raised: $719M
• Latest round: Series B+
• Investors: Tencent, Qiming Venture Partners, 5Y Capital, Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment, China Life Insurance, Fortera Capital
• Location: Shanghai, China

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