# Sidney Zhang

> Sidney Zhang is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Magic Eden. An Australian entrepreneur and engineer, he experimented with Bitcoin consumer tools in the early 2010s and co-founded HelloBlock before working on Uber Eats, Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group and Facebook AI. He returned to crypto in 2021 to build Magic Eden with Jack Lu, Zhuoxun Yin and Zhuojie Zhou.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CTO at Magic Eden
- **Organizations:** Magic Eden, HelloBlock, Uber Eats, Uber Advanced Technologies Group, Facebook AI
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Master of Science in Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Finance degree
- **Known for:** Co-founded Magic Eden in 2021 and led its technology as CTO., Helped build Uber Eats as an early engineer., Magic Eden raised $130 million at a $1.6 billion valuation in June 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Moved from Melbourne to San Francisco and began building Bitcoin products; co-founded HelloBlock.
- **2015** — After HelloBlock failed, joined Uber Eats as an early engineer.
- **2017-2020** — Worked at Uber on machine learning and later at its Advanced Technologies Group on computer vision and prediction.
- **2021** — Worked at Facebook AI, then co-founded Magic Eden with Jack Lu, Zhuoxun Yin and Zhuojie Zhou.
- **2022** — Magic Eden raised $130 million in June at a reported $1.6 billion valuation.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Magic Eden in 2021 and led its technology as CTO.
- Helped build Uber Eats as an early engineer.
- Magic Eden raised $130 million at a $1.6 billion valuation in June 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2022-06** — Magic Eden raised $130 million at a reported $1.6 billion valuation; Zhang said the team would keep building through a weak crypto market.
- **2025-06** — A Magic Eden project white paper listed Zhang among its founding management as CTO.

## Links

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

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