# Jackie Wu

> Jackie Wu is the co-founder and a board member of Corvus Robotics, which builds autonomous inventory drones and pallet-tracking systems. A Northwestern robotics graduate and former CEO of Eighty Nine Robotics, he developed the Rook home drone before co-founding Corvus with Mohammed Kabir in 2017. He served as Corvus CEO until August 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Board Member at Corvus Robotics
- **Organizations:** Corvus Robotics, Eighty Nine Robotics, Future Founders, Y Combinator
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree; field not confirmed by university source, Northwestern University, Master of Science in Robotics, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Corvus Robotics in 2017., Led Corvus through Y Combinator Summer 2018., Served as CEO during development and commercial deployment of infrastructure-free autonomous inventory drones.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Development of Rook began at Eighty Nine Robotics, where Wu was co-founder and CEO.
- **2015** — Completed a robotics master’s degree at Northwestern; Eighty Nine Robotics joined The Garage.
- **2016** — Participated in the Future Founders Fellowship and crowdfunded Rook.
- **2017** — Announced Rook cancellation and a personal refund offer; co-founded Corvus Robotics with Mohammed Kabir.
- **2018** — Corvus joined Y Combinator Summer 2018.
- **2024** — As CEO, announced lights-out Corvus One capabilities and $18 million in combined Series A and seed funding.
- **2026** — Corvus launched Trident in April; Wu transitioned from CEO to board member in August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Corvus Robotics in 2017.
- Led Corvus through Y Combinator Summer 2018.
- Served as CEO during development and commercial deployment of infrastructure-free autonomous inventory drones.
- Corvus received the 2025 NextGen Supply Chain Solution Provider Award for Robotics.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Corvus’s October 7 buyer guide quotes Wu as co-founder discussing infrastructure-free deployment and autonomous operation.
- **2026-08** — Mohammed Kabir succeeded Wu as CEO on August 25; Wu remained on the board. Corvus announced $20 million in new funding.
- **2026-04** — Corvus introduced Trident, a pallet movement capture device, at MODEX.
- **2026-03** — Corvus announced Southern Glazer’s rollout across nine distribution centers with more than 40 drones.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wujackie/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JackAndTheBots

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Last updated: 2026-10-12