# Steve Liou

> Steve Liou is the founder and CEO of Clarium, a New York company developing AI software for supply chain operations. A Columbia University alumnus, he previously worked in investment banking, venture capital and public-market investing, including roles at J.P. Morgan, WFD Ventures, Point72, Citadel and Millennium. He founded Clarium in 2020 and has emphasized customer collaboration, data integration and measurable returns on software investment.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Clarium
- **Organizations:** Clarium, Millennium Management, Citadel, Point72, WFD Ventures, J.P. Morgan
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Education:** Columbia University
- **Known for:** Founded Clarium in 2020., Led Clarium through its $10.5 million 2024 financing and $27 million 2025 Series A., Built Clarium with customer input from organizations including Yale New Haven Health, Geisinger and Boston Children’s Hospital.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2020** — Worked in investment banking, venture capital and public-market investing; prior organizations include J.P. Morgan, WFD Ventures, Point72, Citadel and Millennium Management. Exact dates are not confirmed here.
- **2020** — Founded Clarium.
- **2024** — Clarium announced a $10.5 million financing round led by General Catalyst in August.
- **2025** — Clarium announced a $27 million Series A led by Northzone in May, bringing disclosed total funding to $43 million at that time.
- **2025** — Participated in Clarium’s November 5-7 Future of Supply Chain Summit in Houston, including conversations with Stephen Klasko and Toby Cosgrove.
- **2026** — Spoke on the Managing the Margin panel at J.P. Morgan’s New York summit; Clarium published its recap on October 1.

## Achievements

- Founded Clarium in 2020.
- Led Clarium through its $10.5 million 2024 financing and $27 million 2025 Series A.
- Built Clarium with customer input from organizations including Yale New Haven Health, Geisinger and Boston Children’s Hospital.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Clarium published an October 1 recap of Liou’s Managing the Margin panel at J.P. Morgan’s CEO/CFO Health System Summit in New York.
- **2026-08** — Published an August 13 essay urging AI buyers to demand measurable ROI, establish trusted vendor relationships, clean data and elevate supply chain leadership.
- **2026-08** — Joined Nishith Khandwala, Sam Schwager and Bo Gu for an August 12 Becker podcast conversation about deploying AI software.

## Links

- Website: https://www.clariumhealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sl8/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25