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Dr. Jimmy Lin, professor of computer science and co-director of the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Data & AI Institute, is successfully bridging academia and industry through his AI startup, Yupp, which recently emerged from stealth with $33 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Yupp enables users to explore over 600 AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini, providing valuable feedback to developers. Lin operates a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ-based research hub for Yupp and aligns this work with his academic research to foster mutual innovation. With prior experience at Twitter and Primal, Lin values real-world impact as the true measure of research. His success reflects the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s strong support for researcher entrepreneurship, including ownership of intellectual property and robust startup resources. As Lin notes, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s ecosystem uniquely blends innovation, co-op talent, and lab-to-market pathways.