About
David Zeng completed a PhD in signal processing and machine learning for medical imaging at Stanford, following undergraduate studies in Illinois.
Founder at BeaconsYC S19
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Beacons's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, David can intro founders to Beacons's investors below.
Beacons's investors · 12
2am VCBengaluruAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBehind Genius VenturesSan Diego · $250K – $500K checksHyphen CapitalSan FranciscoJustin “3LAU” BlauMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksNew Commerce VenturesTokyo · $100K – $1M checksRepublic CryptoNew YorkRepublic VenturesNew YorkVibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
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Co-founders at Beacons
NJ
Neal JeanCo-founder, CEO
JZ
Jesse ZhangFounder
Experience
- Beacons AICo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityPhD2014 — 2020
- Azumio Inc.Machine Learning Lead2016
- GoogleMachine Learning Intern2015
Skills & more
Computer Science14Machine Learning2MRI7C++17Python (Programming Language)6Google Cloud Platform (GCP)1React Native1Python1
From David's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Zeng?
- David Zeng completed a PhD in signal processing and machine learning for medical imaging at Stanford, following undergraduate studies in Illinois.
- Where does David Zeng work?
- David Zeng is Founder of Beacons.
- What companies did David Zeng found?
- David Zeng founded Beacons.
- Where did David Zeng go to school?
- David Zeng studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Electrical Engineering).
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Shared employers
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