# Stanley Wei

> Stanley Wei is the CEO and co-founder of Pine AI (19pine.ai), a San Francisco startup building an autonomous AI agent that fights consumers' customer-service battles for them: negotiating bills, cancelling subscriptions, disputing overcharges, and chasing refunds through real phone calls and emails. A former Chief Strategy and Operating Officer at Nasdaq-listed Agora and a former investor at Hillhouse Capital, Wei founded Pine in late 2024 after a $200 dispute with his bank ate up 90 minutes of his life. Pine raised a $25 million Series A in December 2025 and reports more than $37 million in consumer savings.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Pine AI
- **Organizations:** Pine AI (19pine.ai), Agora Inc., Hillhouse Capital Management, Baywise Capital, 36Kr
- **Nationality:** United States
- **Education:** Graduate business studies, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor's degree, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Pine AI, an autonomous consumer AI agent, Raised a $25 million Series A in December 2025, Pine AI reports 93-94% negotiation success rate

## Career timeline

- **2009-2011** — Studied at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **earlier** — Worked with 36Kr (36kr.com), a China technology media and startup platform
- **earlier** — Managing Director / investor at Hillhouse Capital Management, focused on technology and AI
- **earlier** — Founding partner at Baywise Capital
- **before 2024** — Chief Strategy Officer / CSO & COO at Agora Inc. (Nasdaq: API)
- **2024** — Co-founded Pine AI with Vincent Sun; became CEO
- **2025-01** — Publicly launched Pine AI in the United States
- **2025-12** — Raised $25 million Series A led by Fortwest Capital
- **2026-01** — Released the Consumer Friction Index

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Pine AI, an autonomous consumer AI agent
- Raised a $25 million Series A in December 2025
- Pine AI reports 93-94% negotiation success rate
- Pine AI reports more than $37 million in total consumer savings
- Pine AI reports an average of 270 minutes saved per user
- Former Chief Strategy Officer / CSO & COO at Nasdaq-listed Agora Inc.
- Former technology and AI investor at Hillhouse Capital Management

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Pine AI closed a $25 million Series A round led by Fortwest Capital.
- **2026-01** — Pine AI published the Consumer Friction Index measuring the cost of customer-service friction.

## Links

- Website: https://19pine.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanleywei/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/StanleyWei4748

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Last updated: 2026-07-27