Founders / Ziyi Chen
Ziyi Chen
Ziyi Chen is a former co-founder of Kuzu, a developer tools and AI agents company based in Kitchener-Waterloo. Ziyi Chen co-founded Kuzu with Semih Salihoğlu, Xiyang Feng, Guodong Jin and Chang Liu. Kuzu was covered in the Canadian AI Newsletter in February 2026. Kuzu was acquired by Apple in October 2025.
Formerly Co-founder of Kuzu.
Kuzu
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- Former role
- Co-founder
- HQ
- Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
- Founded
- 2023
- Status
- Acquired by Apple
Co-founders: Semih Salihoğlu, Xiyang Feng, Guodong Jin, Chang Liu
In the newsletter
- Canadian AI: Apple Goes Shopping in WaterlooFeb 16, 2026
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Data as of November 10, 2026.