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Fangjin Y.

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Co-Founder, CEO at Imply
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Fangjin is the Cofounder and CEO of Imply, a data and AI infrastructure company. He is a co-creator of the popular open-source database Apache Druid and a graduate of the University of Waterloo. Colleagues and mentees describe him as an inspirational and great mentor.

Outside of his core role, Fangjin is an active angel investor and also serves as a scout for Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), investing in early-stage technology companies. He has a foundational passion for building things, from complex software systems to entire companies.

He is a recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Medal, the highest honor awarded by the University of Waterloos Faculty of Engineering to its graduates.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder, CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Real-time Analytics
He co-created the Apache Druid database specifically to solve real-time analytics challenges and built his company, Imply, around this core technology.
Open Source
As a primary author and the most active contributor to the open-source Druid project, he has a deep-rooted belief in community-driven software development.
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Career

Work history

7-2015
Co-Founder, CEO
Imply
2021
Angel investor and a16z scout
Andreessen Horowitz
9-2011 - 5-2015
Lead Engineer
Metamarkets (acquired by Snap, Inc.)
9-2009 - 9-2011
Research and Development Engineer
Cisco Systems
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Education
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Waterloo
Master’s Degree
University of Waterloo
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