# Aaron Li

> Aaron Li is co-founder and CPO. Adam on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-11-03

Co-founder and CPO.

Aaron Li co-founded Adam and is its chief product officer. His Y Combinator profile says he shipped designs at VIVO and previously worked at BMW and NIO, and studied design at UC Berkeley.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronlico/
- X: https://x.com/aaronhetengli

## What Aaron builds

- [Adam](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/adam-cad.md), graded C, 59.4/100, in CAD, engineering & fabrication. Adam is Adam AI Labs' AI copilot for mechanical CAD. It creates and edits parts in Onshape, Fusion, SOLIDWORKS and other desktop CAD through a hosted agent that AI clients reach over a remote MCP server and a REST API. Co-founder and CPO, researched 2026-11-03.

## Works with

- [Zach Dive](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-dive/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [TQ Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tq-ventures/)
- [468 Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/468-capital/)
- [Script](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/script/)
- [Transpose Platform](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/transpose-platform/)
- [Tim Glaser](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tim-glaser/)
- [Trevor Blackwell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/trevor-blackwell/)
- [Theo Browne](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/theo-browne/)

## Questions

### Who is Aaron Li?

Aaron Li co-founded Adam and is its chief product officer. His Y Combinator profile says he shipped designs at VIVO and previously worked at BMW and NIO, and studied design at UC Berkeley.

### What does Adam AI Labs, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Adam from Adam AI Labs, Inc.. Adam is Adam AI Labs' AI copilot for mechanical CAD. It creates and edits parts in Onshape, Fusion, SOLIDWORKS and other desktop CAD through a hosted agent that AI clients reach over a remote MCP server and a REST API.

### Who has invested in Adam AI Labs, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, TQ Ventures, 468 Capital, Script, Transpose Platform, Tim Glaser, Trevor Blackwell and Theo Browne.

### How are Aaron's tools graded?

Adam is graded C, 59.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/adam
- https://adam.new/blog/seed
- https://adam.new/blog/thesis
- https://adam.new/terms-of-service
- https://adam.new/compliance
- https://adam.new/careers
- https://api.github.com/orgs/Adam-CAD
- https://docs.adam.new/resources/faq.md
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/yc-alum-adam-raises-4-1m-to-turn-viral-text-to-3d-tool-into-ai-copilot/

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