Di Qi

Di Qi is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lantern, an artificial intelligence infrastructure startup focused on building application development platforms. Before establishing his current venture, he gained software engineering and operational experience at major technology companies and venture capital firms, including roles at Facebook and Y Combinator. During his tenure at these organizations, Qi worked on complex software systems and supported multiple early-stage technology startups through various growth phases. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Princeton University, providing a strong technical foundation for his subsequent entrepreneurial initiatives. Originally from Americus, Georgia, he has consistently concentrated his professional efforts on software engineering, developer tools, and scalable enterprise systems. His current focus centers on developing Lantern to provide software engineers with the necessary infrastructure to efficiently create, manage, and deploy advanced artificial intelligence applications.