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Former Hedge Fund Analyst Launches $10M AI Productivity App

9/9/2025

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At 23, Harry Qi earned nearly $1 million as a hedge fund analyst but desired a greater impact.
In 2019, he co-founded Motion, an AI task management app, after joining Y Combinator.
Motion serves small and midsized businesses, providing integrated AI agents for various tasks.
The startup has over 10,000 customers and generates $10 million in annual recurring revenue.
Qi aims for Motion to be the "agentic equivalent of Microsoft Office," enhancing productivity.

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Story summary

At 23, Harry Qi earned nearly $1 million as a hedge fund analyst but desired a greater impact.
In 2019, he co-founded Motion, an AI task management app, after joining Y Combinator.
Motion serves small and midsized businesses, providing integrated AI agents for various tasks.
The startup has over 10,000 customers and generates $10 million in annual recurring revenue.
Qi aims for Motion to be the "agentic equivalent of Microsoft Office," enhancing productivity.