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- Alisa Wu@_alisawuFounder/CEO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
- Stephen Ni@stephen_turtlesFounder/CTO · BlumaF25B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alisa WuBlumaFounder/CEOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_alisawuStephen NiBlumaFounder/CTOFall 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/stephen_turtles
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Alisa Wu
Founder/CEO·Bluma
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Bluma. Featured on NYT and San Francisco Chronicle. Prev UWaterloo Engineering & self-driving SWE at Zoox (Amazon).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
BlumaCanva for short-form video ads
Co-foundersStephen Ni@stephen_turtles
