Yun Zhang
Yun Zhang is currently the Co-founder and CEO at Wyze Labs and serves as an External Advisory Board Member for Industrial & System Engineering at the University of Washington. He previously co-founded Coptershop.com and LaunchWorks E-Commerce Partners, and held management roles at Amazon.com and Autel Robotics.
Former Amazon Devices VP Melissa Kirmayer Eamer Joins Wyze as President and COO to Expand Smart-Home Startup
Melissa Kirmayer Eamer, former Amazon Devices VP, has joined Wyze as president and COO to help scale the Seattle-area smart-home startup known for its security cameras and over 70 products. Leveraging her Amazon experience, she aims to expand Wyze's accessible smart-home offerings in safety, security, and well-being.
Wyze Labs Pays $255,000 in Tariffs on $167,000 Inventory Amid New 145% China Tariff, Plans to Move Manufacturing Out of China
Wyze Labs, a smart home device maker based in Kirkland, Washington, revealed it paid $255,000 in tariffs on $167,000 of floodlight inventory due to new trade policies, impacting costs and prompting efforts to relocate manufacturing from China. The company highlighted challenges of supply chain adjustments and the potential need to raise consumer prices.
GeekWire surveys Seattle-area VCs to name Pacific Northwest startups they predict will become unicorns in 2022
GeekWire surveyed more than a dozen Seattle-area venture capitalists for their picks of Pacific Northwest startups likely to reach unicorn status this year, compiling a list of candidate companies with reasons for each selection. The piece notes rising valuations nationwide and excludes VCs' own portfolio companies to reduce bias.
Organizations
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University of Washington Industrial& System Engineering External Advisory Board Member 2021–present · current
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Wyze Co-founder and CEO 2017–present · current
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Autel Robotics Chairman of the Board-US division 2016–2017 · past
Education
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University of Washington Master, Industrial Engineering · 2005–2006
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University Master, Engineering · 1999–2002
