Howard Wu is a zero-knowledge cryptography entrepreneur who co-founded Aleo, a privacy-focused blockchain, and is currently building Shield, an Aleo wallet. Howard Wu's Twitter Score is 131 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #4,719 (top 1%) among 490,932 tracked accounts.
Howard Wu co-founded Aleo alongside Michael Beller, Collin Chin, and Raymond Chu. The project raised a $28M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and subsequently closed a $200M Series B at a $1.45B valuation, per public reporting. Beyond Aleo, Howard Wu is also co-founder of Provable, and in early 2026 Aleo and Provable jointly announced the launch of Shield as a dedicated Aleo wallet.
Howard Wu is also credited as a co-author of several foundational zero-knowledge proof libraries and papers, including libsnark, DIZK, and Zexe, which have contributed to the broader ZK research ecosystem. Howard Wu has published 1,235 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 87 accounts a total of 191 times, reflecting engagement from the cryptography and Web3 community. Howard Wu's account has 9,253 followers as of September 2026.
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