Trae in Stanford｜Founders & VCs on the Future of AI Coding

​Trae in Stanford ｜ Founders & VCs on the Future of AI Coding

​AI coding is transforming how we build. Join us for a deep dive into the next wave of developer tools, AI-native workflows, and Vibe Coding — with leading investors, founders, and researchers at the forefront of the movement.

Hosted by: Stanford CSSA × Trae × Seamate

​Keynote: The Future of Building with AI – Inside Trae

​Amber Shen (GTM, Trae) will share how Trae — ByteDance’s AI-native IDE — is redefining human-AI collaboration in software development through agent frameworks, the MCP protocol, rules, and context-driven workflows.

​Panel 1 — VCs on the Future of AI Coding

​What are investors backing in the new wave of AI-powered creation? From developer tools to AI-native companies, leading VCs will discuss trends, founder profiles, and emerging opportunities.

​Speakers:

• ​Anqi Wu — VP at Starting Gate Fund, leading early-stage AI investments in infrastructure and Chinese founders going global.

• ​Monica Xie — Investor at ZhenFund; ex-AWS AI GTM lead, founding member at AiFi.

• ​Alvin Xiao — Founding Partner of Nyx Ventures ($50M AI fund), former FutureX GP, investor in Shield AI, Mistral, Tetramem.

• ​Emery Han — Head of Corporate Innovation at Plug and Play; Ex-Corporate VP at Digital Domain, Stanford GSB.

​Panel 2 — How Will People Build in the Future?

​When AI becomes a co-creator, who gets to build? This panel brings together cutting-edge founders and builders using AI to empower creators from all backgrounds.

​Speakers:

• ​Gary Qi — Developer Opeartion Manager at Trae, building global AI developer ecosystems; ex-Coze, ex-Siemens.

• ​Xiaoyin Qu — Founder of HeyBoss & Astra Prime; exited Run The World, ex-Instagram PM.

• ​Kai Zhao — Founder of VideoTutor, building AI-native learning tools; raised $1M+.

• ​Landon Ostler — GTM at ThinkingData, focused on data-driven growth in AI product teams.

• ​Bill Sun- Co-Founder of Gen-Alpha and PIN AI, Stanford-trained AI researcher and entrepreneur, an early contributor to the Transformer model at Google Brain, former billion-dollar quant PM at Millennium, and a member of AGI House.

​Agenda

​18:00 – 18:15｜Check-in & Opening Remarks
18:15 – 18:40｜Keynote: The Future of Development in the Age of AI
18:40 – 19:20｜Panel 1: New Investment Opportunities in AI Coding
19:20 – 20:00｜Panel 2: How AI is Changing Creation & Development
20:00 – 20:30｜Group Photo & Networking