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James Zhang

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Founder at Polly

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedPolly · YC

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813 people in our graph share verified history with James — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aydin SenkutunlockedJames: together at Notion (2023–2025)
×7James: together at Stripe
James: together at Notion
×2James: together at Y Combinator

About

James Zhang previously worked at Stripe and Notion. He co-founded Polly, a social platform used by millions of teenagers, and Whale, a short-form video Q&A service, following participation in Y Combinator's S17 batch.

Founder at PollyYC S17

Intro paths

YC

James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, James can intro founders to Polly's investors below.

Polly's investors · 2

Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Polly

RLRanidu Lankage
Ranidu LankageFounder/CEO
VAVicc Alexander
Vicc AlexanderFounder, Head of Mobile & Design

Experience

  1. OpenAIMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — presentNew York, NY
  2. NotionEngineering Manager2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  3. StripeEngineering Manager2020 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  4. StripeSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
  5. The Beat Drop Inc.Cofounder & CTO2015 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
  6. WistiaSoftware Engineer2013 — 2015Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Zhang?
James Zhang previously worked at Stripe and Notion. He co-founded Polly, a social platform used by millions of teenagers, and Whale, a short-form video Q&A service, following participation in Y Combinator's S17 batch.
Where does James Zhang work?
James Zhang is Founder of Polly.
What companies did James Zhang found?
James Zhang founded Polly.
Where did James Zhang go to school?
James Zhang studied at Cornell University; Y Combinator.

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