Brandon Zhao
InvestorPartner at Two Small Fish Ventures · Associate at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About
Brandon Zhao is a Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures, where he invests in deep tech. He was previously the founding data scientist at Wattpad and has conducted research at the Vector Institute, in addition to prior experience at Nvidia. He holds a degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Experience
- Two Small Fish VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — present
- Two Small Fish VenturesVenture Partner2022
- Creative Destruction LabAssociatecurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- WattpadData Science Leader2012 — 2021
Skills & more
Recommender SystemsNLPSoftware Development2
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Colleagues at Two Small Fish Ventures
Albert Chen
Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures
Allen Lau
Operating Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures
Eva Lau
Founding and General Partner at Inovia Capital
Leyla Gladish
Investor at BVVC
Mikayla Wronko
Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures
Naomi Lau
Ecosystem & Partnerships Lead at Two Small Fish Ventures
Tess Fox
Associate at Two Small Fish Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brandon Zhao?
- Brandon Zhao is a Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures, where he invests in deep tech. He was previously the founding data scientist at Wattpad and has conducted research at the Vector Institute, in addition to prior experience at Nvidia. He holds a degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
- Where does Brandon Zhao work?
- Brandon Zhao is Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures.
- Where did Brandon Zhao go to school?
- Brandon Zhao studied at University of Toronto (Master's degree (WIP), Computer Science); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Two Small Fish Ventures7
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