Jay Zhao
InvestorPartner at Leonis Capital Β· Board director at Scalestack
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Former partner at T Fund, Walden, and Granite Ventures, and a former board member at Marqeta.
Board director at Scalestack
Intro paths
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In turn, Jay can intro founders to Scalestack's investors below.
Scalestack's investors Β· 9
Criteria Venture TechBarcelona Β· $550K β $5.5M checks Β· since 2026Exor Venturessince 2026Flyer One VenturesKyiv Β· $385K β $1.6M checks Β· since 2026Forum VenturesNew York Β· $50K β $100K checks Β· since 2026Founders NetworkSan Francisco Β· since 2026Geek VenturesNew York Β· $200K β $800K checks Β· since 2026Leonis CapitalSan Francisco Β· since 2026Ripple VenturesToronto Β· $250K β $1M checks Β· since 2026Sentiero VenturesDallas Β· $10K β $1M checks Β· since 2026
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Co-founders at Scalestack
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Aurelio NarcisoExecutive Officer, Director
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Elio NarcisoFounder
Experience
- Leonis CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard Business SchoolCase Study Speakercurrent2024 β present
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessGuest Speakercurrent2021 β present
- Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of BusinessGuest Lecturercurrent2021 β present
- LimeAngel Investorcurrent2018 β present
- MaintainXInvestorcurrent2019 β present
- Motion (YC W20)Investorcurrent2021 β present
- Method FinancialInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- Spectro CloudInvestorcurrent2019 β present
- SleeperAngel Investorcurrent2018 β present
- KubitInvestorcurrent2018 β present
- Plus One RoboticsInvestorcurrent2018 β present
- Manifold MarketsInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- LowkeyInvestor2018 β 2021
- T FundPartner2018 β 2020
- Motiv IncInvestor2014 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Walden Venture CapitalSenior Director2016 β 2018
- HireVueBoard of Directors2014 β 2016
- Marqeta, IncBoard of Directors2014 β 2016
- Workboard Inc.Board of Directors2014 β 2016
- Granite VenturesPrincipal2013 β 2016
- Mixamo (Acquired by Adobe)Board of Directors2014 β 2015
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)1Start-ups53Entrepreneurship48Project Management18Leadership31Business Strategy20Venture Capital16Business Development14Investment Strategies5Business Operations3Public Speaking7Due Diligence11
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Product ManagementManagementStrategyStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceMobile DevicesLanguages Chinese Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Zhao?
- Former partner at T Fund, Walden, and Granite Ventures, and a former board member at Marqeta.
- Where does Jay Zhao work?
- Jay Zhao is Partner at Leonis Capital and Board director at Scalestack.
- Where did Jay Zhao go to school?
- Jay Zhao studied at Tulane University.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University Graduate School of Business180
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