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Brian Zhao

Investor

Investor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Seattle, Washington

Writes $2M – $10M checks · typically $6M

About

Brian Zhao is an associate at M12, Microsoft's venture fund, focusing on early-stage deal sourcing and due diligence. He returned to M12 after a rotation in Microsoft's finance organization through the Finance Rotation Program, and previously worked on the firm's portfolio health reviews. He holds a B.A. in Economics with honors from Harvard College and an M.M. in cello performance from New England Conservatory.

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Experience

  1. M12 - Microsoft's Venture FundInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  2. MicrosoftFinancial Analyst2020 — 2022
  3. Alpha Bridge VenturesAssociate2019 — 2021
  4. MicrosoftFinancial Analyst Intern - Device Market Intelligence & Strategy2019Greater Seattle Area
  5. MicrosoftFinancial Analyst Intern - Central Finance Team2018
  6. American AirlinesFuel Finance Intern2017Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  7. CailaDigital Marketing Manager2016Greater Boston Area

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Economics with Honors2015 — 2019
  2. New England Conservatory of MusicMaster of Music (MM), Cello Performance with Academic Honors2019 — 2020
  3. Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh School Diploma2011 — 2015

Skills & more

Cello10Social Media Marketing6Sales4R2Stata2Python2C2SQL1HTML2Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScript1Microsoft Office1
+10 moreManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordResearchPowerPointLeadershipTrainingPhotoshopTeachingVideo Editing

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Also attended New England Conservatory of Music2

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Shared employers

Also worked at Microsoft737

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Also worked at American Airlines10

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Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
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Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Andrew Smyth
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Ann Johnson
Investor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Anthony “Tony” Sims
Business Administrator at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Carli Stein
Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cat Knoerr
Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cheryl Cheng
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

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Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
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Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
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