David Zhu

Experience

1. Percival (YC X25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
2. Pantheon AIFounding Engineer2024San Francisco, California, United States
3. Scale AISoftware Engineer2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
4. Harvard UniversityCS/Econ Research Intern2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
5. Jane StreetQuantitative Trading Intern2019Greater New York City Area
6. HouzzSoftware Engineering Intern2018Palo Alto, CA
7. MolocoSoftware Engineering Intern2017Palo Alto, CA
8. Center for Excellence in EducationResearch Science Institute Scholar2016Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9. Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Intern2015Boston, MA

Education

1. Harvard UniversityAB/SM, Applied Mathematics (AB)2017 — 2021
2. The Harker School2013 — 2017

Skills & more

Languages English · Japanese · Mandarin Chinese

From David's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SASam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFEFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMHMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTSTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDADelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1JKJustin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Harvard University mafia283

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

SRSpencer RascoffBAFounded House Whisper +1JLJonathan LimMPHFounded Boundless Bio +1MLMerrill LutskyBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Graphite +1AGAltay GuvenchBAFounded Audiobeta +1CFCharles FormanDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Storyboarder +1RGRafael GarciaABFounded Kernel +1

+ 276 more

Scale AI mafia42

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

ASArnav SahuInvestorFounded WolfiaLXLan XuezhaoAngel investorFounded Basis SetFMFederico MirásSoftware EngineerFounded PluggyFWFree WortleyHead of Security/ArchitectureFounded LunaSecNKNipun KantProductFounded HavenBSBen ScharfsteinHead of Product, EnterpriseFounded Rume

+ 35 more

The Harker School mafia25

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

NMNeil MovvaFounded Sailresearch +1JZJosh ZloofFounded Sudden CoffeePGPeter GaoFounded Aquarium LearningSJShantanu JoshiHigh SchoolFounded LumeALAndrew LuoFounded OneSchemaRJRishabh JainFounded Latent

+ 18 more

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,470

ALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalCDChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSTSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDRDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLSLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRIRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,464 more

Also attended The Harker School44

NMNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCDChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftJCJosephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalSHSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia CapitalAKAjay KamatPartner at Pear VCCMChadwick ManningFounder at Cerulean Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Percival (YC X25)1

KBKevin BiFounder at Percival

Also worked at Scale AI70

MVMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesABAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAFAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaEVErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalWRWill ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalABAravind BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 64 more

Also worked at Harvard University270

RHRachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDMDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)LHLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechWKWalter KowtoniukInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJDJefte DrijversInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSASamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital

+ 264 more

Also worked at Jane Street53

LMLeigh Marie BraswellPartner at KPCBITIvory TangInvestor at ChemistryCXChang XuPartner at Basis Set VenturesAGAlexander GuInvestor at E14 FundCCChris ClarkInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto VaultMNMina NguyenInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

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