I'm Wesley Tian, Co-Founder and CEO of Aragon AI – an AI photo platform that's generated 40M+ photos for 2.3M+ users.
I care about craft, building great businesses, and rapid growth – professional and personal.
Since launching in 2023, we've scaled Aragon to over 8-figures in annual run rate (ARR) and profitability, serving enterprise clients on 6-figure annual contracts. Our 12-person team includes multiple ex-founders, AI researchers, International Math Olympiad medalists, and alumni from MIT, Meta, Google, and Brex.
Our investors include Neo, Sequoia (Scout), and the founders and CEOs of multiple publicly-traded companies and unicorns.
Selected press:
- The Information (2025): Why Early-Stage Founders Are Opting to 'Seed-Strap' Their Startups
- Indie Hackers (2025): Building one of the first AI headshot products and hitting $900k/mo
- Business Insider (2023): Why I turned down Y Combinator for Neo
I'm an angel investor and LP in 15+ companies and VC funds, including Neo and OpenAI.
Outside of work, I enjoy mountaineering, skiing, and endurance sports. I've finished a 140.6-mile Ironman triathlon, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and ran a sub-5 minute mile. Mt. Rainier and Everest are on the list.
Fun facts:
- I was born in Mountain View, CA and grew up near San Francisco, in Oregon, Taiwan, and Shanghai.
- I'm in a Netflix documentary called Don't Die.
- I've visited ~30 countries and 6 continents.