Inworld AI
Jimmy Du has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Jimmy most recently worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Inworld AI since September 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) where they held several roles including Software Development Manager from September 2021 to July 2022, Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE III) from October 2019 to September 2021, SDE II from October 2016 to October 2019, and SDE I from February 2015 to October 2016. Before joining AWS, Jimmy worked as a Summer Intern at both Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2014 and AutoGrid in 2013.
Jimmy Du completed their education at Stanford University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering (Computer Software Systems). Jimmy attended from 2010 to 2014. Later on, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in the same field from Stanford University between 2012 and 2014.
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Inworld AI
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Inworld AI provides a developer platform for creating AI-powered virtual characters to populate immersive realities including the metaverse, VR/AR, games, and virtual worlds. Their mission is to create and inspire new meaningful relationships. Inworld uses advanced AI to build generative characters whose personalities, thoughts, memories, and behaviors are designed to mimic the deeply social nature of human interaction. The Inworld platform features a no-code studio that makes the creation of AI characters accessible to writers, designers, and creators. Integrations with the most popular game engines, like Unreal and Unity, make it easy for developers to deploy characters into game environments. They are a team of experts that have pioneered conversational AI platforms and generative models at API.AI (acquired by Google and renamed Dialogflow), Google and DeepMind. They are continuing to build out our incredibly talented team, with experts in generative language models, emotions, speech synthesis, multimodal interaction, design, and 3D animation. Inworld is backed by top-tier investors including Section 32, Intel Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, First Spark Ventures, The Venture Reality Fund, CRV, Meta, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Micron Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, and SK Telecom Venture Capital. Inworld was one of six companies selected for the 2022 Disney Accelerator. Prominent angels include Twitch Co-Founder, Kevin Lin; Oculus Co-Founder, Nate Mitchell; Animoca Brands Co-Founder, Yat Siu; The Sandbox Co-Founder, Sebastien Borget and NaHCO3, the family office of Riot Games Co-Founder, Marc Merrill.