Draft:Lin Qiao
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| Submission declined on 5 February 2026 by Anachronist (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Anachronist 14 days ago. | |
Comment: See the talk page for an assessment of sources as they currently stand. None of them are useful for determining notability of the subject. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 22:21, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: The cited sources are about the company rather than the CEO, who is given scant coverage in any of the sources. Please see WP:Golden Rule (read it, do it now, it's short and simple) for the kind of sources we want to see. It might be better to re-cast this draft to be about the company rather than the person. There are plenty of notable companies who don't have notable CEOs, and this seems to be one of them based on the sources provided. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 20:50, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
Lin Qiao | |
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| Occupations | Technology executive, software engineer |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Fireworks AI |
Lin Qiao is a technology executive and software engineer. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Fireworks AI.[1][2] Bloomberg has described Qiao’s career in AI infrastructure, including work at IBM, LinkedIn, and Meta Platforms, where it reported she led development work on the open-source machine learning framework PyTorch.[1]
Career
[edit]Bloomberg reports that Qiao worked at IBM’s Almaden research lab and LinkedIn before joining Meta Platforms, where she built AI infrastructure support and headed development work on PyTorch.[1] In interviews and profiles, Qiao has discussed the practical constraints of deploying generative AI systems, including latency and cost, and has argued for using multiple models and components in production systems rather than relying on a single model for all tasks.[3][4][5]
Business press has also quoted Qiao in the context of open-source model adoption and the pace at which new models can be made available for use in applications.[6]
Recognition
[edit]Bloomberg included Qiao in its 2025 list of “people to watch” in technology, describing her AI infrastructure background and leadership at Fireworks AI.[1] Inc. listed Qiao as part of its 2025 Female Founders coverage.[7] Forbes coverage connected to the AI 50 list has also mentioned Qiao in the context of women founders and Fireworks AI.[8][9]
Fireworks AI
[edit]Fireworks AI was co-founded by Qiao in 2022.[1] Technology press has described the company as providing services for running (inference) and fine-tuning generative AI models via APIs.[10]
In July 2024, Bloomberg reported that Fireworks AI raised $52 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital, with Nvidia participating, and identified Qiao as CEO and co-founder.[2] In October 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that Fireworks AI raised $250 million at a $4 billion valuation, describing its focus on inference workloads and customization of models for production use.[11] Additional reporting described expansion plans following the round, including acquiring more GPUs for the company’s cloud platform.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Metz, Rachel (2025-05-15). "10 People to Watch in Tech: From AI Startups to Venture Capital". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ a b Zaveri, Paayal (2024-07-11). "Sequoia, Nvidia Back Startup Fireworks AI at $552 Million Valuation". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "From PyTorch to Fireworks AI: Building AI Infrastructure". Humanloop. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Getting Generative AI Into Production with Lin Qiao, CEO and Co-Founder of Fireworks AI". DataCamp. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "What Limits AI Today? When Inference Will Be Like Electricity? And Why Market Fit Can Kill?". Turing Post. 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "The race to reproduce DeepSeek's market-breaking AI has become a global sprint". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Lin Qiao". Inc. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Allen, Gemma (2025-04-13). "Forbes AI 50: 5 Women, One Commonality, The Immigrant Edge". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Forbes AI 50". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Miller, Ron (2024-03-26). "Fireworks.ai open source API puts generative AI in reach of any developer". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Lin, Belle (2025-10-28). "AI Inference Startup Fireworks AI Is Valued at $4 Billion in Funding Round". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Fireworks AI raises $250M at $4B valuation to help enterprises with AI inference workloads". SiliconANGLE. 2025-10-28. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Entrepreneur profile: “She Saw the AI Revolution Coming and Created a Company to Help People Use It Easily.”[1]
- Forbes Australia coverage referencing Fireworks AI and Qiao in the context of startup recognition lists.[2]
- ^ Kavin, Kim (12 November 2024). "She Saw the AI Revolution Coming and Created a Company to Help People Use It Easily. Now It's Worth Half a Billion Dollars". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Field, Shivaune. "Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startups list has predicted 100+ unicorns in 10 years". Forbes Australia. Retrieved 2026-02-05.