Ivan Zhou
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Decagon · Partner at Accel
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $20M checks · typically $10.5M
FoundedDecagon$4.5BAndoMayhem · YC
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594 people in our graph share verified history with Ivan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Luna SchmidunlockedIvan: together at Morgan Stanley (2014–2015)
×4Ivan: together at Morgan Stanley
Ivan: together at Decagon
×5Ivan: together at Accel
Experience
- AccelPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DecagonBoard Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RadixArkBoard Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Nova IntelligenceBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- AssemblyAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Personal InvestorAdvisor & Angel Investor2018 — 2024
- Niantic, Inc.Director of Product Management2020 — 2024
- Mayhem (acquired by Niantic)CEO and Co-founder2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partner2017 — 2020
- Comet HomeCEO and Co-Founder2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Criterion Capital ManagementAnalyst2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking2014 — 2015San Francisco
- Stanford University School of MedicinePediatrics and Stem Cell Research2008 — 2010Stanford, California
Skills & more
Mandarin2Research19
Languages Chinese
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program — Internal Revenue Services (IRS)
From Ivan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Accel
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ivan Zhou?
- Partner at Accel
- Where does Ivan Zhou work?
- Ivan Zhou is Founder of Decagon and Partner at Accel.
- What check size does Ivan Zhou write?
- Ivan Zhou typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
- What companies did Ivan Zhou found?
- Ivan Zhou founded Decagon, Ando, Mayhem.
- Where did Ivan Zhou go to school?
- Ivan Zhou studied at University of California, Berkeley (Molecular Biology); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration).
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