Ethan Yuanming Hu
胡渊鸣
Ethan Yuanming Hu (胡渊鸣) is a Chinese technical founder who currently serves as founder and CEO of Meshy AI, an AI 3D-generation startup that pivoted from his earlier company Taichi Graphics . He founded Taichi Graphics immediately after completing his PhD in 2021, building the Taichi programming language and graphics engine with co-founder Kuang Ye, whom he had never met in person before starting the company . The company raised a $50 million Series A led by Source Code Capital in 2022 . He later led the team's transition into Meshy AI, which closed a nearly $400 million funding round as of mid-2026 . In a 2026 talk, he framed his current focus as a "500-day countdown to AGI" . Wang Tianfan of Crossing, an early backer, described him as a "technical genius with a non-consensus color" .
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"What Makes You Love an Industry for 15 Years?" | A Conversation with Wang Tianfan: I Want to Invest in True Joy, the Purest Vision, and the Brilliance of Human Nature [Highway Podcast]
Meshy Closes Nearly $400 Million Funding Round, Expanding From AI 3D to AI for Fun
A system capable of producing content sustainably
2026 MaHui | Ethan Yuanming Hu of Meshy AI: 500-Day Countdown to AGI
The real measure of AI proficiency isn't how many tokens you've burned — it's how long your agents can run autonomously without human intervention, and how many of them you can orchestrate at once.
2026 MaHui | A Deep Connection Without End
"Like going back to that first MaHui, when we all climbed the Great Wall together..."
MaHui Entrepreneur | Meshy AI Founder Ethan Yuanming Hu: When 10 AI Agents Took Over My Job, I Finally Became a Real CEO
The scariest part is, AI is accelerating its own rate of iteration, taking off at a speed humans can't match.
VAST Closes New Funding Round: Is 3D the Last Ticket for AIGC?
Will 3D Be the Future?
Two Roads Diverge, But You Can't Travel Both | 2024 · Under 36
Make your choice.
A New Decade for Venture Capital: Hongshan's First Answer
What's the solution for early-stage investing?
Hongshan Seed Deploys Another $480 Million, Early-Stage Investing Is About to Get Even More Crowded
What Should Seed Investing Look Like in a New Cycle?
Source Code Capital | Wednesday at 8 PM, Unlocking the Imagination of Tech on the "Leap of Faith" Livestream
Code Moment | The Leap of Faith Live Room: Scientists' "Ocean of Stars" in Entrepreneurship
Source Code Capital | "Curiosity" Is Ethan Yuanming Hu's Mentor at Taichi Graphics
Code Moment | Leap of Faith Livestream: Taichi Graphics' Ethan Yuanming Hu and His Six Sharp Turns
The Real Entrepreneurial Journey of a Genius Overachiever
MaHui | Nearly 40 MaHui Members Named to 36Kr's X·36Under36 S-Class Young Entrepreneurs List
Taichi Graphics Raises $50 Million in Series A Funding Led by Source Code Capital
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