2x founder

Richard Zhou

Founder @ Aemon (YC W26) , FIR @ Afore Capital, CS & BBA @UW | Prev SWE @RBC, HTN Winner. Euclid Mathematics Contest Provincial Champion

Co-founder

2025Co-founder· Aemon (YC W26)

Founder · since 2024

Company

Aemon (YC W26)

Role

Co-Founder

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

—

no public source

Based

San Francisco Bay Area

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

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Experience

Career

Aemon (YC W26)
Co-founder
Co-Founder · San Francisco Bay Area · 2025 – Present
2025
Afore Capital
Founder
Founder In Residence · San Francisco Bay Area · 2024
2024
RBC
Developer · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2024
2024
MIT-PITT-RW
Software Engineer (Perception) · Massachusetts, United States · 2023
2023
Dundas Life
Software Developer · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2023
2023
WATonomous
Mapping and Localization Engineer · Waterloo, Ontario, Canada · 2022 – 2023
2022
University of Waterloo
Quantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS) - Student · Waterloo, Ontario, Canada · 2021
2021
York University
York University NASA Space Settlement Contest Team - Software Design Team Member · 2020 – 2021
2020
VEX Robotics
Chief Software Director (82855Y Vex Robotic Team) · Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada · 2018 – 2020
2018

Co-founder at Aemon (YC W26). Waterloo CS dropout. International medalist in math & robotics.