“I surprise a lot of people. Most people expect me to be a 40-year-old male — my name is androgynous,” said Loftium’s CEO and co-founder Yifan Zhang, who is, in fact, a woman in her late 20s.

Yifan Zhang (left), managing director of the AI2 Incubator, shakes hands with Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell at the AI2 annual summer party in Ballard on Thursday. (GeekWire Photos / Taylor Soper ...