Biography:Kanjun Qiu

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Kanjun Qiu is the co-founder and CEO of Imbue, an AI research lab.[1][2] Imbue has raised $200M from companies like Nvidia to fund the development of "custom AI agents capable of reasoning".[3][4]

Previously, Kanjun was the co-founder and CEO of Sourceress, a machine learning recruiting startup based in San Francisco.[5][6][7]

Before Sourceress, Kanjun served as the first chief of staff at Dropbox as the company scaled from 200 to 1200 people.[8] Kanjun is a Sequoia Capital Scout[9] and the co-author of Sew Electric, a book that uses sewing to teach computer science to middle and high school students.[10][11]

On December 3, 2019, Kanjun was recognized as the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Featured Honoree in Enterprise Technology.[12][13][14][15] Kanjun studied computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, worked as a graduate researcher at the MIT Media Lab[16] and paid her way by writing high-frequency trading algorithms to trade the stock market.[17]

Kanjun has spoken extensively on the importance of using hiring strategies that promote diversity in technology.[18][19][20]

Personal life

Kanjun founded The Archive, a long-term coliving house near Dolores Park in San Francisco.[21] In October 2018, Kanjun and her fellow roommates appeared on Megyn Kelly Today to explain the inspiration behind the house.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "generally intelligent". https://generallyintelligent.com/. 
  2. ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2022-10-20). "Generally Intelligent secures cash from OpenAI vets to build capable AI systems" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/20/generally-intelligent-secures-cash-from-openai-vets-to-build-capable-ai-systems/. 
  3. ↑ "AI Startup Imbue Tops $1 Billion Valuation After Funding from Nvidia" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2023-09-07. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-07/ai-startup-imbue-tops-1-billion-valuation-after-funding-from-nvidia. 
  4. ↑ "Imbue raises $200 million at over $1 billion valuation in AI funding boost" (in en). Reuters. 2023-09-07. https://www.reuters.com/technology/imbue-raises-200-mln-over-1-bln-valuation-ai-funding-boost-2023-09-07/. 
  5. ↑ "Kanjun Qiu". https://www.forbes.com/profile/kanjun-qiu/#73ba736c16d7. 
  6. ↑ "About Sourceress". https://www.sourceress.com/about. 
  7. ↑ Metz, Cade (2 July 2017). "The South Park Commons Fills a Hole in the Tech Landscape". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/business/tech-scene-south-park-commons-san-francisco.html. 
  8. ↑ "Kanjun Qiu". https://wellfound.com/p/kanjun-qiu. 
  9. ↑ "Kanjun Qiu, Sequoia Capital Scout, Sequoia Capital". https://www.topionetworks.com/people/kanjun-qiu-5a06fd30105eb5202b7f0a52. 
  10. ↑ "ABOUT". http://sewelectric.org/about/. 
  11. ↑ "Kanjun Qiu" (in en-in). https://www.amazon.in/Kanjun-Qiu/e/B00G4PZXPW?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share. 
  12. ↑ "Sourceress' Kanjun Qiu is Helping Companies Make Smarter Recruiting Choices with AI". 2019-12-03. https://www.forbes.com/video/6111245282001/#3a51d60e5c03. 
  13. ↑ D'Onfro, Jillian; Sternlicht, Alexandra (2019-12-03). "The 2020 Under 30 In Enterprise Tech: Meet The Honorees Shaking Up The Way We Work". https://www.forbes.com/sites/jilliandonfro/2019/12/03/the-2020-under-30-in-enterprise-tech-meet-the-honorees-shaking-up-the-way-we-work/. 
  14. ↑ "30 Under 30 2020: Enterprise Technology". https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/enterprise-technology/#4e9313086e67. 
  15. ↑ "Bill Gates' 2019 Best Books List and the Biggest Food Trends of 2020 | Today's Top 12 Stories". 2019-12-11. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dailydozen/2019/12/11/bill-gates-2019-best-books-list-and-the-biggest-food-trends-of-2020--todays-top-12-stories/#7708fa9d7d04. 
  16. ↑ "Kanjun Qiu". 28 October 2007. http://highlowtech.org/?p=1558. 
  17. ↑ "Kanjun Qiu". https://www.kanjunqiu.com/. 
  18. ↑ "Building a Diverse Team with the Help of Recruiting Automation". https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hiring-on-all-cylinders/e/59246534. 
  19. ↑ "TIMtalks Capture Student Experiences". 25 May 2012. https://alum.mit.edu/slice/timtalks-capture-student-experiences. 
  20. ↑ "Why Can't We Find Fulfilling Work?". 11 November 2017. https://blog.sourceress.com/why-cant-we-find-fulfilling-work-56e0b2afe09d. 
  21. ↑ "The Archive". https://archive.house/. 
  22. ↑ "Meet the tech CEO who chooses to live with 15 roommates". 2018-10-12. https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-tech-ceo-who-chooses-to-live-with-15-roommates-1342712387551. 
  23. ↑ "Google Launchpad Female Founders Summit". 24 November 2017. https://ladyin.tech/google-launchpad-female-founders-summit-a9cb22c06d81. 
  24. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: TIMtalks Spring 2012 - Kanjun Qiu. YouTube.



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