nicholas chua

hi, i'm nicholas

san francisco, ca

engineering and design @ uc berkeley
building subspace — an ai productivity platform for students.

Timeline

2025
currently building
subspacesubspace
:)...
2024
AI Product Analyst at
NewselaNewsela
-edtech unicorn; designed user experience and AI usability
Won Meta's Global Hackathon (Top 1 of 800+); created a social media algorithm to reduce addiction
Built a web-app to simulate ad campaigns with AI agents; recognized by leaders @ Groq, Vercel, and more
2023
Product at
Berkeley SkyDeckBerkeley SkyDeck
-helped early startups figure out what to build first
First product hire at
WelfieWelfie
-user research + design -> created a gen AI therapy tool
Business Development Intern at
SotiraSotira
-growth marketing strategies -> onboarded 500+ clients
Taught a computer-aided design course to 20+ elementary students; turned complex topics into bite-sized analogies.