Overview
Yunkai Zhou is a Limited Partner at MVP Ventures as of February 2025[5]. Zhou holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University (1993–1998)[11] and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University (1998–2003)[12]. Zhou's career includes over 20 years of engineering experience across infrastructure, AI, web frontend, and mobile development[2]. Zhou co-founded Leap.ai, serving as Co-founder and CTO from April 2016 to August 2019, before the company was acquired by Meta[10]. At Meta, Zhou worked as Principal Software Engineer from February to November 2019[9], then as Director of Engineering from November 2019 to May 2024[8]. Since May 2024, Zhou has served as Founder and CEO of Gaida Corporation[3]. Zhou also holds Limited Partner positions at Foothill Ventures (since March 2017)[7], FirsthandVC (since March 2022)[6], and Park Rangers Capital (since May 2025)[4].
Profile introduction
I love building products that users love. With 20+ years of engineering experiences in infrastructure, AI, web frontend, and mobile. Strong track record of building teams, working with product, design, sales, marketing, and operations. True cross-function lead.
Career history
- Founder & CEOMay 2024 to presentGaida Corporation
- Limited PartnerMay 2025 to presentPark Rangers Capital 🏕️
- Limited PartnerFeb 2025 to presentMVP Ventures
- Limited PartnerMar 2022 to presentFirsthandVC
- Limited PartnerMar 2017 to presentFoothill Ventures
- Director of EngineeringNov 2019 to May 2024Meta
- Principal Software EngineerFeb 2019 to Nov 2019Meta
- Co-founder & CTOApr 2016 to Aug 2019Leap.ai (acquired by Meta)
Education
B.S., Electrical Engineering1993 - 1998Tsinghua University
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering1998 - Jun 2003Drexel University
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