Chris Zhu is a co-founder of Etched, a company that builds custom AI inference hardware. Etched’s site lists Zhu as a Harvard Thiel Fellow and a mathematics and high-performance computing researcher. TechCrunch reported in June 2024 that Zhu co-founded Etched with Gavin Uberti and Robert Wachen.12
At a glance
- Current role
- Co-founder
- Company
- Etched
- Sector
- Company
- Work listed
- 1
- Honors
- 1
- Sources cited
- 2
- Profile reviewed
Accomplishments
Etched
Etched’s homepage names Zhu as a co-founder, alongside CEO Gavin Uberti and President Robert Wachen, and describes him as a Harvard Thiel Fellow who has published combinatorics work. TechCrunch’s June 2024 report on Etched’s Series A also names Zhu as a co-founder.12
Work and contributions
Etched inference systems
Co-founded Etched, whose site describes frontier inference clusters that co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing for large-model inference.1
Honors and recognition
- Thiel Fellowship · Thiel Foundation1
Where they work
- Etched 3 people in the wiki
Related people
- Robert WachenAlso at Etched
- Gavin UbertiAlso at Etched
- Song HanInference and serving · Chips and hardware
- Hani JamjoomChips and hardware · Inference and serving
- Bill DallyChips and hardware · Inference and serving
- Aaron TeoInference and serving · Chips and hardware
- Max KrasnyanskyInference and serving · Chips and hardware
- Neo ZhangInference and serving · Chips and hardware
- Dylan PatelChips and hardware · Inference and serving
- Johannes GäßlerInference and serving · Chips and hardware
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2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 27, 2026 · data updated Oct 27, 2026