About
Henry Zhang is the CEO of Axiom and previously exited a company. He completed his undergraduate degree at age 20.
Founder at AxiomYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Henry went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Axiom's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Henry can intro founders to Axiom's investors below.
Axiom's investors · 1
Co-founders at Axiom
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Preston EllisFounder
Experience
- AxiomCo-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentAustin, TX
- TikTokSoftware Engineer II2024 — 2025San Jose, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Henry Zhang?
- Henry Zhang is the CEO of Axiom and previously exited a company. He completed his undergraduate degree at age 20.
- Where does Henry Zhang work?
- Henry Zhang is Founder of Axiom.
- What companies did Henry Zhang found?
- Henry Zhang founded Axiom.
- Where did Henry Zhang go to school?
- Henry Zhang studied at UC San Diego (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Montgomery High School (High School Diploma); St. Paul's School (High School Diploma).
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UC San Diego mafia113
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Montgomery High School mafia2
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Shared employers
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Also worked at TikTok39
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