# Xiao Zhang

> Xiao Zhang is the co-founder and CEO of Collov Labs (Collov AI), a Redwood City visual-AI company that turns a single photo of a room into reimagined interior designs and staged real-estate listings. A Stanford applied-physics PhD who trained machine-learning models on free-electron lasers before pivoting to product, he is betting that the next interface for AI is the camera, not the chat box. In April 2026 Collov raised a $23M Series A and launched a research lab to push diffusion models, spatial reasoning, and agentic workflows toward AI that understands and acts on the physical world.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Collov Labs (Collov AI)
- **Organizations:** Collov Labs, Collov AI, Stanford University, Peking University
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** PhD, Applied Physics (thesis: Machine Learning for FEL optimization), Stanford University, B.S., Physics, Peking University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Collov Labs, surpassing 1 million users and serving 300+ companies, Raised a $23M Series A in April 2026 (investors include Brightway Future Capital, Taihill Venture, MindWorks Capital, Matrix Partners), Collov's visual AI became one of the first consumer AI applications integrated into Qualcomm's on-device systems

## Career timeline

- **2012-2016** — B.S. in Physics at Peking University; undergraduate researcher
- **2016-2020** — PhD in Applied Physics at Stanford; research assistant working on machine learning for free-electron laser optimization
- **2017-2019** — VP of the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Stanford
- **2019** — Co-president of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization
- **2020-2021** — Founded Collov (Collov Home Design / Collov AI)
- **2022** — Named to Forbes Global Chinese Top 100 (technology entrepreneurs)
- **2026** — Raised $23M Series A and launched Collov Labs research lab; total funding reported around $59M

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Collov Labs, surpassing 1 million users and serving 300+ companies
- Raised a $23M Series A in April 2026 (investors include Brightway Future Capital, Taihill Venture, MindWorks Capital, Matrix Partners)
- Collov's visual AI became one of the first consumer AI applications integrated into Qualcomm's on-device systems
- Named to the Forbes 2022 Global Chinese Top 100 list of technology entrepreneurs
- Earned a Stanford PhD in applied physics with machine learning research on free-electron lasers

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Collov Labs raised a $23M Series A and launched a dedicated research lab for visual AI systems.
- **2026-04** — Reported surpassing 1 million users and serving 300+ companies, with products Collov AI and CozyAI.

## Links

- Website: https://collov.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/xiao-zhang-120392128
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/xiaozhg23
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collovhome

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Last updated: 2026-06-04