Xuanshu (Asher) Lin

Co-Founder at AutoSitu (YC W26) | The first AI operating system for the built world

Co-founder

AutoSitu· Winter 2026Detroit Metropolitan Area

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2025Co-founder· AutoSitu (YC W26)

Founder · since 2025

Company

AutoSitu (YC W26)

Role

President & COO (YC W26)

current

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no public source

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

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AutoSitu

AI-native workspace for development plan reviews

Winter 2026

Experience

Career

AutoSitu (YC W26)
Co-founder
Co-Founder | President & COO (YC W26) · 2025 – Present
2025
THUPDI
Senoir Urban Planner - Smart City Dept · 2025
2025
Equity Alliance of Michigan
Zoning Visualization Developer · Detroit, Michigan, United States · 2025
2025
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Virtual Reality Developer · Lafayette, Indiana, United States · 2023
2023
Fuzhou Investigate and Surveying Institute
Urban Planning and Design Associate · Fuzhou · 2019 – 2022
2019
Illini Urban Farmers
ACES Representative (Executive Board) · Illinois, United States · 2020 – 2021
2020
TIYA Magic
Stage Magician · 2015 – 2019
2015

Bio

Lin combines a background in Urban Planning and Architecture from the University of Michigan, bringing policy insight and design expertise to AutoSitu. He leads product strategy focused on zoning and site plan compliance, with hands-on experience across projects in Champaign–Urbana and Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway. An APA Planning and Design Competition Honorable Mention recipient, Lin works to make compliance faster, clearer, and more accountable.