LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Public profile shows Landice Gao as former SciTok CEO/co-founder through 2022 and describes prior pivots from AI sourcing to recruiting services and then an open science platform for researchers.
Platform for scientists to share their research via videos
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
SciTok (also known as Nettrons Inc.) is a tiny, privately held video platform and social network for researchers/scientists, focused on sharing research via short videos and Q&A.
Primary product
Video platform and social network for researchers
Founded
2018
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Remote
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Video platform / academic social network for researchers
Offices
0 jobs at SciTok
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Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$125K
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2019
Latest amount
$125K
Mar 2019 · Y Combinator
Leadership
Co-Founder & CTO
Founders
CEO Co-founder
Investors
Very small founder-led team; public materials emphasize research communication, knowledge sharing, and Q&A rather than a large formal culture program.
Work style
Remote
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
About $3M annually (reported by RocketReach in 2026)
LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Public profile shows Landice Gao as former SciTok CEO/co-founder through 2022 and describes prior pivots from AI sourcing to recruiting services and then an open science platform for researchers.
LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Public profile shows Xiaoyan Wu as current Co-Founder & CTO of Nettrons/SciTok and confirms the researcher/science platform positioning.
aVenture · Mar 2024
Profile describes SciTok as a video-sharing platform for scientists, reports Y Combinator W19, and shows conflicting third-party data on funding and HQ (including $150K raised and Menlo Park).
Tracxn · Jan 2024
Profile states SciTok is founded in 2018, headquartered in San Francisco, has one employee, and lists ResearchGate, Academia, and Techspert as top competitors; it also lists Soma Capital as an investor.
Employbl · Nov 2022
Profile identifies Landice Gao and Xiaoyan Wu as founders, lists Landice Gao as CEO, and shows a Python/AWS stack with $150K raised and Menlo Park HQ.