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[[File:Collision 2024 – DFZ 9474 (53799108892).jpg|thumb|Kanjun Qiu at ”Collision 2024” by [[Web Summit]] in [[Toronto]]]]

[[File:Collision 2024 – DFZ 9474 (53799108892).jpg|thumb|Kanjun Qiu at ”Collision 2024” by [[Web Summit]] in [[Toronto]]]]

”’Kanjun Qiu”’ is the co-founder and CEO of Imbue, an AI research lab.<ref>{{Cite web |title=generally intelligent |url=https://generallyintelligent.com/ |access-date= |website=Generally Intelligent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2022-10-20 |title=Generally Intelligent secures cash from OpenAI vets to build capable AI systems |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/20/generally-intelligent-secures-cash-from-openai-vets-to-build-capable-ai-systems/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> Imbue has raised $200M from companies like [[Nvidia]] to fund the development of “custom AI agents capable of reasoning”.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-07 |title=AI Startup Imbue Tops $1 Billion Valuation After Funding from Nvidia |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-07/ai-startup-imbue-tops-1-billion-valuation-after-funding-from-nvidia |access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-07 |title=Imbue raises $200 million at over $1 billion valuation in AI funding boost |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/imbue-raises-200-mln-over-1-bln-valuation-ai-funding-boost-2023-09-07/ |access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref>

”’Kanjun Qiu”’ is the co-founder and CEO of Imbue, an AI research lab.<ref>{{Cite web |title=generally intelligent |url=https://generallyintelligent.com/ |access-date= |website=Generally Intelligent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2022-10-20 |title=Generally Intelligent secures cash from OpenAI vets to build capable AI systems |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/20/generally-intelligent-secures-cash-from-openai-vets-to-build-capable-ai-systems/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> Imbue has raised $200M from companies like [[Nvidia]] to fund the development of “custom AI agents capable of reasoning”.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-07 |title=AI Startup Imbue Tops $1 Billion Valuation After Funding from Nvidia |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-07/ai-startup-imbue-tops-1-billion-valuation-after-funding-from-nvidia |access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-07 |title=Imbue raises $200 million at over $1 billion valuation in AI funding boost |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/imbue-raises-200-mln-over-1-bln-valuation-ai-funding-boost-2023-09-07/ |access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref>


Latest revision as of 12:46, 21 November 2025

AI research lab

Kanjun Qiu at Collision 2024 by Web Summit in Toronto

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]

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]

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