Steven

Tech founder → allocator. AI, crypto, asymmetric systems.

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

Excited to announce @moovco Series A that will allow us to double down on growth and continue to help alleviate the global chip shortage.

Very grateful for all our customers, investors, advisors, loved ones, and Moovers who made this possible.

https://t.co/wiehUPLCBu

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

@FDavidsonT Let’s goo! Excited to try

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

@wander on an absolute heater with no signs of stopping

[John Andrew Entwistle @jaentwistle]

slowly, then suddenly @wander

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

This is how AI creates real asymmetry for small biz. First AI CMO for restaurants driving $1B+ in sales. Impressive execution by @adamguild and team.

[Adam Guild @adamguild]

Introducing Grader: the world's first AI CMO for restaurants.

It’s helped us drive over $1 BILLION in sales for our customers.

Grader outperforms human marketing teams. See how:

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

@Adapt Congrats @Adapt huge launch!

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

This is what happens when AI is designed to operate, not assist. @Adapt is a company to watch closely.

[Adapt @Adapt]

Today we’re announcing our $10M seed round co-led by @ActivantCapital and @HeadlineVC.

We're building the AI computer that can reason, act, and operate inside real business workflows, so that companies can become truly AI-native by default.

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

@_allanguo @WillowVoiceAI Incredibly excited to be involved - big things coming!

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

The next interface isn’t touch or text, it’s voice. Willow is inevitable.

[Allan Guo @_allanguo]

Announcing that @WillowVoiceAI has raised $4.2 million to build voice-first interfaces.

We started Willow after dropping out of Stanford freshman year to build a healthcare startup. It failed. We pivoted over 10 times, spent a year in the trenches, and learned how to build the hard way.

But we discovered something huge.

Voice scribes were giving doctors their lives back. They were able to focus on helping patients rather than wasting nights and weekends on paperwork.

That's when it hit us. If voice could transform healthcare, why not every knowledge worker? Why are a billion professionals still hammering away at keyboards to communicate with humans (email, Slack, writing) and AI (ChatGPT, Cursor)?

Today, thousands of professionals at companies like Canva, GitHub, and Webflow use Willow to work 5x faster.

We're building Willow to unlock voice as the universal interface where you can control any device, any app, any workflow simply by speaking.

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This $4.2M round was led by Boxgroup, with participation from Goodwater Capital, Burst Capital, and Liquid 2 Ventures.

We’re also backed by an Avengers-level group of investors, including:

@Max (Founder, Instacart)
@nejatian (COO, Shopify)
@dharmesh (CTO/Founder, HubSpot)
@tomerlondon (CPO/Founder, Gusto)
@geoffdonaker (COO, Yelp)
@ankurnagpal (Founder, Teachable)
@StevenJZhou (CEO/Founder, Moov)
@danielreidcahn (CEO/Founder, Slingshot AI)
@jaentwistle (CEO/Founder, Wander)
@mercebent (Venture Partner, Lightspeed
@JdotJdotF (CTO/Founder, Wayup)

Special thanks to our earliest believers: @adamguild (CEO/Founder, Owner), @cory (Founder, ZFellows), and @dessaigne (Partner, YC).

And most importantly, thank you to the best co-founder and CTO @LiuLawrence45.

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We're hiring for founding engineer, designer, and ML roles who want to redefine how humans work.

Join a world-class team building technology that transforms lives daily with top-tier compensation and equity.

Comment "Join Willow" to be fast-tracked.

The next decade will be defined by voice-first computing. The question isn't whether this transformation will happen. It's whether you'll be part of building it.

[Luke Belmar 👽 @lukebelmar]

Successful people leave clues

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

@calvinchen I think this was my old unit 😂 miss this view

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“The best people in your life are the ones who see potential in you that you didn't see in yourself.”

— Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

I found a company that’s disrupting a $10B/year industry.

• The market: Pool cleaning
• The target: Fragmented small biz’s
• The plan: Scale them. Big.

Here’s the breakdown:

[Shawn Gorham @shawngorham]

Are people sleeping on AZ?

Business Friendly
Low Tax
Landlord Friendly
Right to work state
No natural disasters
Lower insurance costs (no natural disasters)
International Airport
Quick trip the ocean/CA
Affordable
Population Growth
Centrally located

Yes I know its HOT AF at times

What am I missing?

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

lucky to be selling shovels in the gold rush 🚀

[Sam Altman @sama]

we have re-enabled chatgpt plus subscriptions! 🎄

thanks for your patience while we found more gpus.

[Rohin Dhar @rohindhar]

@markjenney Looking forward to listening!

[Governor Katie Hobbs @GovernorHobbs]

Congratulations to @moovco on relocating your headquarters to Tempe! Moov joins bold, cutting edge companies in Arizona that are dominating the semiconductor industry. There’s no better time or place to grow your business than right now in Arizona.

[Sandra Watson @SandraWatsonAZ]

We’re excited to celebrate @moovco’s tremendous growth and their beautiful office in #Tempe. Congratulations @StevenJZhou and the entire Moov team! Thank you for your continued commitment to Arizona!

[Forbes Technology Council @ForbesTechCncl]

CHIPS And ITC: A Great Start But Missing One Critical Component https://t.co/4IhBKDQp8b Written by @StevenJZhou of @moovco

[NFX @NFX]

Congratulations to NFX-backed @Dovly_inc @GetMoov, @termscout, @mytheator, and ATeam for winning @FastCompany World Changing Idea Awards.

See how they're transforming society across semiconductors, AI, finance, and more:

https://t.co/jfELO341dJ

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

Thanks, @FastCompany for recognizing the work @moovco is doing to reshape global semiconductor supply chains🚀

[Moov Technologies Inc. @moovco]

We're honored to be no. 9 in logistics on @FastCompany's World's Most Innovative Companies list for "enabling manufacturers to quickly and reliably procure otherwise unavailable equipment... bringing transparency to an opaque market" #FCMostInnovative

https://t.co/t3u4VO6Slx

[Steven @StevenJZhou]

incredible company and team🚀
@wander @jaentwistle

[Packy McCormick @packyM]

Airbnb's biggest advantage as a marketplace is that it's capital efficient to scale.

With Atlas, the first vacation rental REIT, Wander is hoping to eliminate that trade-off.

Capital to scale + complete experience control.

https://t.co/Askp2GbMgu