Xinyue Liang
| Xinyue Liang | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, startup co-founder |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder of HeartByte |
Xinyue Liang is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of HeartByte, a generative AI startup that operates the interactive fiction platform Storio. HeartByte participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch and is based in San Francisco.[1]
Career
Liang co-founded HeartByte in 2023 alongside Rachel Wang. The company develops Storio, a content platform that uses generative artificial intelligence to help creators write and publish fiction significantly faster than traditional methods. The platform allows users to create original fiction or derivative works based on existing fictional worlds, and includes tools to transform written narratives into immersive, interactive visual experiences.[2]
Storio positions itself as an AI co-pilot for fiction writing, offering its core writing tools for free. The platform supports a community-oriented model in which readers and creators can engage with fictional worlds through interactive storytelling. The company operates at the intersection of generative AI, consumer entertainment, and social media.[1]
HeartByte was accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2024 cohort, where it was categorized under the generative AI, consumer, entertainment, and social media sectors. The company remains active as of its Y Combinator listing.
Liang's co-founder, Rachel Wang, serves as CEO and previously held the role of Chief Data Officer at Wish, a cross-border e-commerce company. Wang holds a Master of Data Science from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Peking University. Specific details about Liang's educational background and prior professional experience are not widely documented in available public sources.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HeartByte". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Storio — Create a story with Storio". 'Storio AI}'. Retrieved 2026-03-18.