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Jesse Zhang

Unicorn founder

Founder at Decagon · Founder at Beacons · Founder at Lowkey.gg

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedDecagon$4.5BBeacons · YCLowkey.gg · YC

30 Under 30 2022 · Social Media

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About

Jesse Zhang studied electrical engineering at Tufts University and pursued graduate work in machine learning and genomics at Stanford University.

Founder at Decagon

Intro paths

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In turn, Jesse can intro founders to Decagon's investors below.

Decagon's investors · 25

515 Venturessince 2024A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2024AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2024ACME CapitalSan Francisco · since 2024American Express Ventures (Amex)since 2024Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Atacama VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024AudaciousSan Francisco · since 2024avraHillsborough · since 2026Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2025ChemistrySan Francisco · since 2024Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024Forerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2024Ribbit CapitalPalo Alto · $2M – $15M checks · since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2024StarkwareNetanya · since 2024Starwood Capital GroupMiami Beach · since 2026SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2024T.CapitalHamburg · since 2026TCP CapitalMiami · since 2024Tenacity Capital Globalsince 2024Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Decagon

IZIvan Zhou
Ivan ZhouDirector
JZ
Jesse Zhang Ashwin SreenivasFounder

Founder at BeaconsYC S19

Intro paths

YC

Jesse went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Beacons's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jesse can intro founders to Beacons's investors below.

Beacons's investors · 26

2am VCBengaluruAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021AtelierAtelier Venturessince 2021Avlok CapitalLynnwoodBehind Genius VenturesSan Diego · $250K – $500K checksCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checksDavidovs Venture CollectiveSan Francisco · $100K – $3M checks · since 2021Hyphen CapitalSan Francisco · $150K – $5M checksJustin “3LAU” BlauKinetic InvestmentsLondon · $600K – $1M checksKora Management LPBrooklynMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksNew Commerce VenturesTokyo · $65K – $650K checksNot Boring CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checksPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LP$100K – $3M checksPolymath Capital PartnersRavikant CapitalSeattleRepublic CryptoNew YorkRepublic VenturesNew YorkRoka WorksThe ChainsmokersNew York · since 2021Venture Investment AssociatesPeapackVibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Beacons

NJNeal Jean
Neal JeanCEO
DZDavid Zeng
David ZengFounder
NJNeal Jean 🔜 Vidsummit
Neal Jean 🔜 VidsummitFounder
GL
Greg LuppescuFounder

Founder at Lowkey.ggYC S18

Intro paths

YC

Jesse went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Jesse can intro founders to Lowkey.gg's investors below.

Lowkey.gg's investors · 12

ACORN HEAVY INDUSTRIESSan FranciscoAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021Calano VenturesOrlando · $500K – $1.5M checksJustin MateenNat TurnerNew York CitySixers Innovation LabSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSweet CapitalUncommon Projects Capital ManagementNew HopeWalden Venture CapitalWoodside · $500K – $2M checksWayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jesse Zhang?
Jesse Zhang studied electrical engineering at Tufts University and pursued graduate work in machine learning and genomics at Stanford University.
Where does Jesse Zhang work?
Jesse Zhang is Founder of Decagon and Founder at Beacons and Founder at Lowkey.gg.
What companies did Jesse Zhang found?
Jesse Zhang founded Decagon, Beacons, Lowkey.gg.

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