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Cyrus Jia

Questioner · DISC type c
Co-Founder / CTO at Argon AI (YC W24)
📍 New York, New York, United States

Cyrus Jia is the Co-Founder and CTO of Argon AI, a Y Combinator company accelerating drug development with AI. He has a background leading engineering teams at startups like Gopuff, managing trade generation systems at Bridgewater, and holds dual degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from USC.

He developed AI-generated, real-time subtitles with Zoom while at IBM Research, four years before the features official launch.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder / CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Cyrus shows up

Systematic
Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Cyrus cares about

AI in Biopharma
Co-founded Argon AI to build an "AI powered OS for pharma" to accelerate the process of bringing therapies to market.
Building Startups
Has experience building products and technology from "0 to 1" at multiple startups, including Bandit which was acquired by Gopuff.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Co-Founder / CTO
Argon AI (YC W24)
10-2020 - 3-2023
Engineering Lead
Gopuff
12-2019 - 10-2020
Engineering Lead
Bandit (Acquired by Gopuff)
6-2018 - 9-2019
Engineer
Bridgewater Associates
4-2017 - 4-2018
AI Engineer
IBM Research
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1-2024 - 4-2024
Education details unavailable
Y Combinator
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Southern California
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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