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 366 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #694 (top 0.5%) among 493,952 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 51,076 followers as of October 2026 across 25,997 posts. Teng Yan has been mentioned by 27 accounts, with 30 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Teng Yan include 1,267 founders, 374 angel investors, 727 influencers and 24 VCs. Among them are Toly, Ansem, Marc Andreessen, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin and Mike Dudas.