Hyperliquid Founder's Circle of Friends Exposed: This Group of 'Olympic Gold Medalists' is Dominating Silicon Valley's AI Scene
This article profiles a group of former Olympiad medalists, now prominent AI entrepreneurs, who first connected through a Hudson River Trading (HRT) internship and high school competitions. The circle includes Jeff Yan (founder of Hyperliquid), Alexandr Wang (head of Meta's AI division after selling Scale AI), Scott Wu (CEO of Cognition, creator of AI engineer Devin), Johnny Ho (CSO of Perplexity), Jesse Zhang (CEO of Decagon), Demi Guo (CEO of Pika), and Steven Hao (CTO of Cognition).
Their shared background in elite math and programming contests forged a powerful network. Now, they are leading some of Silicon Valley's most valuable AI companies, with several ventures achieving multi-billion dollar valuations. The piece draws a parallel to the "PayPal Mafia," highlighting their collective focus on engineering excellence, efficiency, and a shared vision for shaping the future with AI.
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