Fundraising Fox

Jason Zhou

Founder

Founder at Swerve

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedSwerve Β· YC

About

Jason Zhou co-founded Swerve and previously led autonomy and simulation engineering at Matic, where he developed autonomous home robots. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley, with a focus on robotics and AI research.

Founder at SwerveYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Jason went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β€” the partner who ran Swerve's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Jason can intro founders to Swerve's investors below.

Swerve's investors Β· 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2025

Co-founders at Swerve

SSSoroush Saryazdi
Soroush SaryazdiFounder

Experience

  1. SwerveCo-Foundercurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Matic RobotsAutonomy Lead2022 β€” 2024Mountain View, California, United States
  3. Matic RobotsResearch Engineer, Autonomy2021 β€” 2022Mountain View, California, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jason Zhou?
Jason Zhou co-founded Swerve and previously led autonomy and simulation engineering at Matic, where he developed autonomous home robots. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley, with a focus on robotics and AI research.
Where does Jason Zhou work?
Jason Zhou is Founder of Swerve.
What companies did Jason Zhou found?
Jason Zhou founded Swerve.
Where did Jason Zhou go to school?
Jason Zhou studied at Y Combinator (W25); University of California, Berkeley (M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)).

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Soroush SaryazdiFounder at Swerve

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