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496 people in our graph share verified history with Han — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ana AndreescuunlockedHan: together at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2009)
×4Han: together at Tencent
×2Han: together at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
×2Han: together at National Taiwan University
About
Han Xiao is Vice President of AI at Elastic. He founded Jina AI in 2020 and served as its CEO until the company was acquired by Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) in 2025. He previously worked on search at Tencent and Zalando and created Fashion-MNIST, a computer vision benchmark cited more than 13,000 times.
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Experience
- ElasticVice President of AIcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Jina AIFounder and CEO2020 — 2025Sunnyvale, California, United States
- TencentDirector of Engineering2018 — 2020
- LF AI & Data FoundationBoard Member2019 — 2020
- Zalando SESenior Research Scientist2014 — 2018
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseResearch Intern2008 — 2009
Skills & more
Python75Matlab19R11C12Linux8LaTeX7Java6JavaScript2Machine Learning99Data Mining88Algorithms36Distributed Systems20
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Information ExtractionProgrammingText MiningSocial Network AnalysisInformation RetrievalComputer ScienceDataminingFront-endWeb ApplicationsMobile ApplicationsFrom Han's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Han Xiao?
- Han Xiao is Vice President of AI at Elastic. He founded Jina AI in 2020 and served as its CEO until the company was acquired by Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) in 2025. He previously worked on search at Tencent and Zalando and created Fashion-MNIST, a computer vision benchmark cited more than 13,000 times.
- Where does Han Xiao work?
- Han Xiao is Founder of Jina.
- What companies did Han Xiao found?
- Han Xiao founded Jina.
- Where did Han Xiao go to school?
- Han Xiao studied at Technical University of Munich (Doctor of Philosophy (Dr.rer.nat.), Computer Science); Technical University of Munich (Master of Science, Computer Science); National Taiwan University (Resident Researcher, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
National Taiwan University mafia47
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lydia HanFounded ModernLoop +1Kytu LinBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Dcard +1CL KaoBSFounded Recce +1David TsengMaster's degreeFounded Lootex GameFi +1Jonathan HoAdvanced Chinese StudiesFounded Allium BioJerry ChenInstitute of Applied MechanicsFounded Digital
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Zalando mafia24
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Remco van ZantenVice President European MarketsFounded Anthesis +1Irzan RadityaFeature EngineerFounded GasPack +1Christoph NicolaSenior Manager Markets / Region ManagementFounded Tilta +1Constantin RobertzSeconded: Category Management & Commercial PlanningFounded LocadAnaheta v. Berenberg-ConsbruchCustomer & Digital Experience - Director of LoyaltyFounded Global Fashion GroupLukas ErlebachCountry Manager GermanyFounded Joblift
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Tencent mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ziarekenya SmithVisual DesignerFounded Techstars +1Leo LuProduct ManagerFounded BrewitMuzzammil (MZ) ZaveriProduct + StrategyFounded ProxinoChao LuoTencent InvestmentFounded LaiyeChenny (Qianyi) DengMachine Learning InternFounded Piggy RoboticsChrist XuSoftware EngineerFounded Rational
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Same school
Also attended Technical University of Munich461
Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsLuisa DüsbergPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsPaula SchultheissSenior Associate at AN Venture PartnersThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures
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Also attended National Taiwan University133
Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesSongkun ParkDirector / Investment Team at Crit VenturesJerry YangGeneral Partner at HCVCKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESYannick RitschelInvestor at Backbone VenturesChristian GubaInvestor at Extantia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Elastic34
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesJustin HoffmanPortfolio Partner: GTM/Sales at OSS CapitalMandy AndressSecurity Advisor at Modern TechnicalChetan PuttaguntaGeneral Partner at BenchmarkKemba WaldenInvestor at Paladin Capital Group
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Also worked at Jina AI1
Also worked at Tencent57
Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMichael CheungInvestment at Makers FundCami KatzInvestor at Notable CapitalYong LimDirector / CRIT Ventures USA at Crit VenturesMuzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage foundersKate WangAssociate at FinTech Collective
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