# Zhen Lu

> Zhen Lu is co-founder and CEO of Runpod. Runpod on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CEO, Runpod.

Zhen Lu co-founded Runpod and is its chief executive. Runpod launched through a Reddit post and, by its own press release, passed $120M in annual recurring revenue.

## What Zhen builds

- [Runpod](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runpod.md), graded D, 53.6/100, in GPU & serverless compute. Serverless GPU endpoints, queue-based or load-balanced, and rented GPU Pods, billed per second from prepaid credit. Co-founder and CEO, Runpod, researched 2026-10-28.

## Backed by

- [Intel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/intel/)
- [Dell Technologies](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dell-technologies/)
- [Julien Chaumond](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/julien-chaumond/)
- [Nat Friedman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nat-friedman/)
- [Adam Lewis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/adam-lewis/)
- [Summit Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/summit-partners/)

## Questions

### Who is Zhen Lu?

Zhen Lu co-founded Runpod and is its chief executive. Runpod launched through a Reddit post and, by its own press release, passed $120M in annual recurring revenue.

### What does Runpod make?

Anchor Terminal lists Runpod from Runpod. Serverless GPU endpoints, queue-based or load-balanced, and rented GPU Pods, billed per second from prepaid credit.

### Who has invested in Runpod?

The sources our research read name Intel, Dell Technologies, Julien Chaumond, Nat Friedman, Adam Lewis and Summit Partners.

### How are Zhen's tools graded?

Runpod is graded D, 53.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.runpod.io/
- https://www.runpod.io/contact
- https://www.runpod.io/press/runpod-ai-cloud-surpasses-120m-in-arr
- https://www.runpod.io/press/runpod-raises-100m-summit-partners

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