# Chenlin Meng

> Chenlin Meng is co-founder and CTO. Pika API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CTO.

Chenlin Meng is co-founder and chief scientist of Pika, an AI video generation company. At Stanford she published research on generative models and co-authored DDIM, a method for diffusion models.

- X: https://x.com/chenlin_meng

## What Chenlin builds

- [Pika API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md), graded D, 47.5/100, in Video generation. Pika's self-serve API for its video generation models. Co-founder and CTO, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Demi Guo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/demi-guo/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)
- [Greycroft](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greycroft/)
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners/)
- [Jared Leto](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jared-leto/)

## Questions

### Who is Chenlin Meng?

Chenlin Meng is co-founder and chief scientist of Pika, an AI video generation company. At Stanford she published research on generative models and co-authored DDIM, a method for diffusion models.

### What does Pika (Mellis, Inc.) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Pika API from Pika (Mellis, Inc.). Pika's self-serve API for its video generation models.

### Who has invested in Pika (Mellis, Inc.)?

The sources our research read name Spark Capital, Greycroft, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Jared Leto.

### How are Chenlin's tools graded?

Pika API is graded D, 47.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://x.com/demi_guo_
- https://x.com/chenlin_meng
- https://pika.art/
- https://pika.art/support
- https://pika.art/contact

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