Cruise Chen
Co-Founder at Infron; Founder at EPIC Connector; Strategic Investment & AI Innovation at Huatai Securities Co., Ltd.
Building and launching AI agents for video knowledge conversion and lead generation while managing strategic AI investments.
Intro
I'm Cruise Chen, a founder and investor working at the intersection of Agentic AI and strategic finance. Currently, I'm a Co-Founder at Infron and the Founder of EPIC Connector, while also leading Strategic Investment and AI Innovation at Huatai Securities. My journey has taken me from quantitative risk at Barclays to AI venture capital at Baidu, and I've recently launched products like X-Pilot AI and Lessie AI on Product Hunt. I’m passionate about redefining how we interact with technology—moving away from clunky filters toward natural language, intent-based reasoning. I love building community among AI builders and am always happy to offer product advice or support fellow founders with their launches. If you're working on industry-specific AGI or next-gen infrastructure, I'd love to connect and see how we can support each other.
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What I can offer
- ›Product advisory for AI startups
- ›Strategic investment insights
- ›Support for Product Hunt launches
- ›Expertise in financial digitization and AI Ops
What I'm looking for
- ›Upvotes and comments for Product Hunt launches
- ›Collaborations with the AI builder community
- ›Connections with venture capitalists and tech-forward financial professionals
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Background
Career
Began in quantitative market risk at Barclays, transitioned to venture capital at BR Venture Fund and Baidu's AI Group, and now balances strategic investment with founding AI-driven ventures.
Education
MBA from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (2017–2019); MBA from SDA Bocconi (2019); Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Engineering from Nanyang Technological University Singapore (2008–2012).
Achievements
- ›Launched X-Pilot AI and Lessie AI on Product Hunt
- ›AI Accelerator lead at Baidu
- ›President of the Greater China Business Club at Cornell
- ›Completed Global Graduate Program at Barclays Investment Bank
Opinions
- Traditional software interfaces should be replaced by natural language AI reasoning and intent-based searching.
- AI LLMs must be connected directly with specific industry needs rather than remaining general tools.
- Belief in the inevitable future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Personality
Communication style
Enthusiastic, supportive, and community-oriented tech-founder style.
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