Teng Yan is a former doctor turned AI infrastructure researcher who publishes intelligence on the machine economy, covering AI, robotics, and crypto. Teng Yan's Twitter Score is 356 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #799 (top 0.5%) among 389,201 tracked accounts.
Teng Yan publishes Chain of Thought, a newsletter focused on AI infrastructure and supply chain intelligence that has grown to more than 12,000 subscribers. The newsletter covers the intersection of AI, robotics, and crypto, an area Teng Yan calls the Machine Economy. Teng Yan is currently building Tessara AI and serves as a mentor and advisor to Nitro.
Teng Yan is active on Twitter as @tengyanAI, with 47,916 followers as of July 2026 across 25,455 posts. Teng Yan has been mentioned by 26 accounts, with 29 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Teng Yan include 1,033 founders, 293 angel investors, 857 influencers and 28 VCs. Among them are Toly, Ansem, Laura Shin, Erik Voorhees, Marc Andreessen and Mike Dudas.