# Tony Xia

> Tony Xia is a computer vision engineer turned venture scout and startup founder who built his technical chops at DJI, AutoX, and Arraiy (acquired by Matterport) before co-founding Crema Social - a video-call-meets-food-delivery international dating platform that amassed over 1 million signups in 8 months. After graduating from a16z speedrun's Cohort 003, he became a Scout for a16z speedrun, backing pre-seed founders with $10K checks and a direct path into one of Silicon Valley's most competitive accelerators.

- **Role:** Scout at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z speedrun); Co-founder & CTO at Crema Social
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a16z speedrun, Crema Social, Arraiy (acquired by Matterport), DJI, AutoX, University of Toronto
- **Nationality:** Chinese-Canadian/American
- **Education:** AI/ML Research, University of Toronto
- **Known for:** Grew Crema Social to 1 million signups in 8 months, Selected for a16z speedrun Cohort 003 (highly competitive accelerator with up to $1M investment), Became a Scout at Andreessen Horowitz's a16z speedrun program

## Career timeline

- **2016-2019** — AI/ML Research at University of Toronto
- **2019-2020** — Computer Vision Engineer at DJI (drone technology)
- **2020-2021** — Vision team at Arraiy (computer vision startup, later acquired by Matterport)
- **2021-2022** — Computer Vision Engineer at AutoX (autonomous driving)
- **2023** — Co-founded Crema Social with Timothy Chen Chen - a video-call-meets-food-delivery international dating platform
- **2023-2024** — Crema Social accepted into a16z speedrun Cohort 003; grew to 1M+ signups in 8 months
- **2024-present** — Became Scout at a16z speedrun, backing pre-seed founders with $10K checks

## Achievements

- Grew Crema Social to 1 million signups in 8 months
- Selected for a16z speedrun Cohort 003 (highly competitive accelerator with up to $1M investment)
- Became a Scout at Andreessen Horowitz's a16z speedrun program
- Built computer vision systems at three high-profile AI/autonomous-driving companies (DJI, Arraiy, AutoX)
- Co-hosted a16z speedrun program sessions in San Francisco in early 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Co-hosted a16z speedrun program sessions in San Francisco for the new cohort
- **2024-12** — Active as Scout at a16z speedrun, writing $10K pre-seed checks to promising founders
- **2024-08** — Crema Social surpassed 1 million signups milestone

## Links

- Website: https://cremasocial.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonnie1028/

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Last updated: 2026-05-07