Tao Yu

Tao Yu is an accomplished professional in the artificial intelligence and technology sectors, co-founding a stealth AI startup in January 2025 while also serving as GGV Fellow at GGV Capital since January 2022. Prior experience includes co-founding 01.AI from 2023 to December 2024, focusing on LLM training and post-training alignment, and holding the position of Technical Director & Researcher at Meituan, where significant contributions were made to the development of LLM and multimodal platforms. Additional roles encompass co-founding and serving as CTO at Akool, and working as a Technical Lead at Google from March 2014 to April 2021, contributing expertise to projects like Google Assistant and Bard. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, a Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Zhejiang University, among other qualifications.