Kedan Li

Buckle up, cause I’m bout to tell you about Kedan Li, dude’s the real deal in the startup game. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Revery AI, this sick company that’s changing how we shop for clothes online with virtual dressing rooms. Think TikTok but for fashion, designers showing off their stuff in a digital space. Yeah, he’s that guy making it happen.

Kedan’s been around the block. He’s got a solid background in big tech and research, worked at Pinterest, Fitbit, and JD.com, plus he’s a PhD candidate at Illinois in Computer Science. Crazy smart but also super hands-on. He started out in 2016 at Fitbit, crushing it as a software engineer for four years. Then in 2020, he jumped into the startup world with Revery AI, which he co-founded right around the time he was doing research internships at Pinterest and JD. Basically, this guy’s been mixing hardcore research with real-world product building.

What’s his thing? He’s all about computer vision and expandable image-based virtual try-ons. His work focuses on making virtual fitting rooms feel real, like, you put on clothes without actually putting them on. That’s some advanced stuff, especially when you think about how much shopping shifted online. He’s been deep in the tech trenches, figuring out how to make this smooth, expandable, and actually useful for retailers and consumers. It’s not just tech for tech’s sake, he’s trying to solve a real problem, making online shopping more fun and less bullshit.

His process? It’s all about combining his tech smarts with a passion for changing how we interact with fashion. Starting Revery AI was probably a no-brainer for him, given his background. He saw the possible for computer vision to totally flip the script on apparel shopping. Being part of YC’s S21 batch was just the cherry on top, that’s where he got the juice to really push it forward.

Bottom line: Kedan’s the guy who’s taking complex tech and turning it into something everyone can use, especially in the digital shopping world. He’s not just a coder, he’s building the future of fashion tech, and honestly, no cap, he’s one of those founders you gotta keep an eye on.