Han Jin (businessman)

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Han Jin

Born|  (1988-10-15) October 15, 1988 (age 36)

China

Alma mater| University of California, Berkeley
Occupation| Entrepreneur
Title| Co-founder and CEO of Lucid

Han Jin (/han ʤɪn/; born October 15, 1988) is co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Lucid VR Inc. (Lucid), a Santa Clara, California-based startup.[1]

## Education and career

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Jin was born in China and grew up in Germany.[2] He attended the University of California Berkeley as a graduate student, then worked at flash memory company SanDisk.[3] While at SanDisk he applied for an O-1 visa, after which he left SanDisk to start Lucid.[3]

## Companies

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Jin co-founded Lucid in January 2015 with the company's chief technical officer, Adam Rowell.[4] The company's flagship product was a high definition camera, the LucidCam.[4] Jin and Rowell went on to found Bluwhale in 2022, an AI Web3 company.[5]

## Recognition

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In 2017, Jin was on the cover of the May issue of Inc. as part of the magazine's “30 Under 30” feature.[2] Forbes listed Jin as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in consumer technology in November 2017.[6] In 2018, Jin was awarded the gold trophy in the Stevie Awards for Entrepreneur of the Year - Computer Software - Up to 500 Employees.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Brewster, Signe (2015-02-06). "Lucid bets on 180 degrees for virtual reality". gigaom.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
2. ^ a b "This VR Camera Is the Size of a Smartphone and Designed for Anyone to Use". Inc.com. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
3. ^ a b "This VR Camera Is the Size of a Smartphone and Designed for Anyone to Use". Inc.com. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
4. ^ a b "Announcing Lucid VR is on Inc.'s 30 Under 30 list of inspiring young entrepreneurs!". Inc.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
5. ^ Aloha Villamor, Kay (March 12, 2024). "Bluewhale Secures $7 Million in Seed Round". The SaaS News. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
6. ^ "30 Under 30 2018: Consumer Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
7. ^ "Lucid - Entrepreneur of the Year". The International Business Awards. Stevie Awards. Retrieved 14 August 2019.