Harry Zheng is Co-Founder and CEO of YouArt (YC P26), an AI-powered platform for creators to produce, fund, and monetize original AI films and series, often described as the Patreon for AI Originals.

Harry holds a Master's in Computer Engineering from Cornell University and previously held engineering roles at Google, TikTok, and Alibaba Group.

At TikTok, Harry was a founding engineer who grew TikTok Shop Ads from zero to $100 million in revenue, demonstrating a rare ability to scale products from inception to massive commercial impact.

Prior to YouArt, Harry co-founded Speaking AI, a top text-to-speech model, reflecting his deep roots in applied AI and his pattern of building category-defining AI products.

YouArt has surpassed 145,000 monthly visitors as a YC Spring 2026 company, ranking among the top 10 most popular startups in its batch and attracting over 1 million subscribers to its platform.