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Zeyi Wang

Co-founder, Astrus

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Zeyi Wang co-founded Astrus in January 2023 with Brad Moon, taking the CTO role. A reinforcement learning researcher who worked under AlphaGo advisor Martin Müller, Wang applies those methods to analog chip layout. Astrus announced an $11 million CAD seed round led by Khosla Ventures in August 2025, and is based in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo.

Zeyi hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Zeyi co-founded Astrus, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Astrus announces $11 million CAD to automate semiconductor design with AIBetaKit
2025
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Canadian AI startup Astrus on the way to revolutionize analog chip designDigiTimes
2023

Quick answers

Did Zeyi Wang co-found Astrus?

Yes. BetaKit, 2025-08-28, reports Astrus was founded in 2023 by Brad Moon (CEO) and Zeyi Wang (CTO), and Communitech, 2025-08-26, says the company was "founded in Toronto and Waterloo by Brad Moon, a former satellite-sensor chip designer, and Zeyi Wang, a reinforcement learning researcher trained by AlphaGo advisor Martin Müller."

What is his research background?

DigiTimes, 2023-05-09, reports Wang researched under Martin Müller, whose work laid the foundation for DeepMind's AlphaGo; BetaKit, 2023-10-18, describes the same lineage and names him as Astrus's CTO.

How much has Astrus raised?

BetaKit, 2025-08-28, reports an $11 million CAD seed round led by Khosla Ventures. BetaKit, 2023-10-18, put the company's funding to that point at $3.6 million CAD across raises in February and September 2023.

Where is he based?

His LinkedIn profile, checked 2026-09-20, lists Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Astrus. Astrus's careers page, checked 2026-09-20, states the company is "Based in Toronto & Waterloo, Canada."

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