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Joseph Lau

Founder of Alchemy

Stanford, California

Overview 

Joseph Lau is the Cofounder and CTO at Alchemy, a role he took after founding Down To Lunch and working as a Software Engineer at Pinterest. He has a strong background in web and mobile application development, with expertise in Java, Python, and user experience design. Lau has made significant investments in companies like Lagrange Labs and XMTP, focusing on sectors like Web3/Blockchain and AI. His career highlights include founding successful startups, working at tech giants like Pinterest, and leading various technology projects at Stanford University.

Work Experience 

  • Cofounder / President

    2025 - Current

  • Cofounder / CTO

    2017 - 2025

Alchemy is a developer platform that helps companies to build reliable decentralized applications.

Raised $563,903,667.00 from Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Silver Lake, Pantera Capital, DFJ Growth, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Addition.

  • Cofounder

    2016 - 2017

Down to Lunch is a mobile app that enables users to just press one button to get lunch with friends.

  • Software Engineer

    2013 - 2014

Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.

Raised $1,486,100,000.00 from Elliott Investment Management and Elliott Investment Management.

  • Teaching Assistant / Head Teaching Assistant

    2011 - 2013

  • Associate Technology Manager Intern

    2011 - 2011

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

  • CS198 Section Leader

    2009 - 2011

  • Software Engineer Intern

    2010 - 2010

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