Wen Sang: Genspark.ai Co-Founder/COO, AI Agents for Knowledge Workers
Oct 01, 2025•1 hr 5 min
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Episode description
Wen Sang is the Co-Founder and COO of Genspark.ai, a Palo Alto-based AI company building agents for knowledge workers, which reached 2 million users and $36M in ARR within 45 days of launching in April 2025, securing $160M in funding and partnering with top AI labs to advance agentic work solutions. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Smarking Inc., a Y Combinator and Khosla Ventures-backed SaaS company for parking analytics, which was acquired by JustPark in 2022. Wen holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and has received industry recognition for both technical innovation and entrepreneurial leadership.Topics:
- From 0 to $36M ARR in 45 days: Hypergrowth playbook for AI startups
- Second-time founder lessons: From parking analytics acquisition to AI unicorn
- Raising $160M in a tough funding market: What AI investors really want
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