Find your path to Jennifer
1,413 people in our graph share verified history with Jennifer — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Logan HilleunlockedJennifer: together at Harvard Physics Department (2023–2024)
×10Jennifer: together at Y Combinator
Jennifer: together at The D. E. Shaw Group
About
Jennifer Song is a co-founder of Photonium with background in quantum computing research at Harvard, Stanford, and QuEra.
Founder at PhotoniumYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Jennifer went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Photonium's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Jennifer can intro founders to Photonium's investors below.
Photonium's investors · 3
Co-founders at Photonium
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Adam MhatreFounder
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Philip JohnstonFounder, CEO
Experience
- PhotoniumCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- Bay Area Founders ClubHarvard Chapter Leadcurrent2025 — present
- Stanford Physics, Choi GroupStudent Researcher2025
- Katmai ComputingCOO2024 — 2025
- Harvard Physics DepartmentCourse Assistant: PHY 16 (Mechanics & Special Relativity)2023 — 2024
- Harvard Physics DepartmentCourse Assistant & Artificial Intelligence Team: PHY 143A (Quantum Mechanics I)2024
- QuEra Computing Inc.Intern, Quantum Controls2024
- The D. E. Shaw GroupDiscovery Fellow, 20242024
- Harvard College Consulting GroupAnalyst2023 — 2024
- Harvard Physics, Yao GroupStudent Researcher2022 — 2024
- CitadelWomen’s Datathon Invitational, 2nd Place2024
- National Science Foundation (NSF)REU Summer Researcher2023
- Harvard College Research ProgramSummer Researcher2023
- ASGSR American Society for Gravitational and Space ResearchResearch Team Lead & Co-Author2020 — 2022
- Intrinsyx BioBusiness Strategy Intern2021
- The Summer Science ProgramAstrophysics Research Intern2021
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jennifer Song?
- Jennifer Song is a co-founder of Photonium with background in quantum computing research at Harvard, Stanford, and QuEra.
- Where does Jennifer Song work?
- Jennifer Song is Founder of Photonium.
- What companies did Jennifer Song found?
- Jennifer Song founded Photonium.
- Where did Jennifer Song go to school?
- Jennifer Song studied at Harvard University; Valley Christian High School; Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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National Science Foundation mafia38
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QuEra Computing mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Photonium2
Also worked at Harvard Physics Department486
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Also worked at Citadel123
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