Han Jin (businessman)

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Han Jin (/han ʤɪn/; born October 15, 1988) is co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Lucid VR Inc. (Lucid), a Santa Clara, California-based startup.[1]

Born (1988-10-15) October 15, 1988 (age 37)
China
AlmamaterUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationEntrepreneur
TitleCo-founder and CEO of Lucid
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Han Jin
Born (1988-10-15) October 15, 1988 (age 37)
China
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationEntrepreneur
TitleCo-founder and CEO of Lucid
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Education and career

Jin was born in China and grew up in Germany.[2] He attended the University of California Berkeley as a graduate student, then worked at flash memory company SanDisk.[3] While at SanDisk he applied for an O-1 visa, after which he left SanDisk to start Lucid.[3]

Companies

Jin co-founded Lucid in January 2015 with the company's chief technical officer, Adam Rowell.[4] The company's flagship product was a high definition camera, the LucidCam.[4] Jin and Rowell went on to found Bluwhale in 2022, an AI Web3 company.[5]

Recognition

In 2017, Jin was on the cover of the May issue of Inc. as part of the magazine's “30 Under 30” feature.[2] Forbes listed Jin as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in consumer technology in November 2017.[6] In order to make the Forbes list, according to The Information, Jin quizzed previous honorees for tips and "begged as many as 30 people, including family members, to nominate him."[7] In 2018, Jin was awarded the gold trophy in the Stevie Awards for Entrepreneur of the Year - Computer Software - Up to 500 Employees.[8]

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