Jiani Zeng
FounderFounder at Butlr · Founder at Burlingame, CA
Burlingame, California, United States
FoundedBurlingame, CAButlr
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About
Jiani Zeng is a designer, researcher, and co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Butlr. Her work focuses on tangible and responsive experiences involving materials, products, and spaces, spanning digital and physical domains. She applies emerging technologies including AIoT, soft-robotics, and multi-material 3D printing to material expression and design.
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Butlr's investors · 13
1Flourish CapitalMountain ViewFounder CollectiveCambridgeFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checksHyperplane Venture CapitalBoston · $250K – $3M checksOpen Network LabTokyoParticleHong Kong · $1M – $6.9M checksPrimetime PartnersNew York · $250K – $1M checksSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoTectonic VenturesCambridgeThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksUNION Labs VenturesSan Mateo · $500K – $2.5M checksWorkshop Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $3M checksZEMU Venture CapitalHong Kong
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Honghao DengExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at Burlingame, CA
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Burlingame, CA's investors · 10
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2019FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checksGS FuturesSeoulHDS CapitalNew York CityOpen Network LabTokyoQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksTaiwan Global AngelsBerkeley · $300K – $3M checksTectonic VenturesCambridgeWorkshop Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $3M checksZEMU Venture CapitalHong Kong
Co-founders at Burlingame, CA
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Honghao DengFounder
Experience
- ButlrCo-founder, Chief Product Officercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Iowa State UniversityAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Research Affiliate2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- SeymourpowellForesight + Product Design2019London, United Kingdom
- MIT Media LabResearch Assistant2018 — 2019Object-Based Media Group
- MIT Design LabDesign Researcher2017 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Hilti GroupDevelopment Engineer (Management Associate)2015 — 2016Shanghai, China
Skills & more
Product Design21Product Innovation5Research5Design33D Printing3Concept Design13Product Development10Mechanical Engineering8Project Management5Research and Development (R&D)1Digital Fabrication1
Languages Chinese · English
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- Who is Jiani Zeng?
- Jiani Zeng is a designer, researcher, and co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Butlr. Her work focuses on tangible and responsive experiences involving materials, products, and spaces, spanning digital and physical domains. She applies emerging technologies including AIoT, soft-robotics, and multi-material 3D printing to material expression and design.
- Where does Jiani Zeng work?
- Jiani Zeng is Founder of Burlingame, CA and Founder at Butlr.
- What companies did Jiani Zeng found?
- Jiani Zeng founded Burlingame, CA, Butlr.
- Where did Jiani Zeng go to school?
- Jiani Zeng studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master’s of Science in Engineering and Management, Design); UNSW (Exchange Program, Industrial Design); The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Product Design and Manufacture).
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Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder & CEO of AtlassianScott FarquharCo-founder of AtlassianJeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential Ventures
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Also attended The University of Nottingham Ningbo China3
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Also worked at Iowa State University23
Gordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersMark JuettenDirector, Discovery Collaboration at TitletownTechClaire BarkerExecutive Assistant at Five Elms CapitalSahishnu HanumoluCampus Lead at The MBA FundRameen RanaCampus Lead at The MBA FundAnne HerlacheData Operations Lead at Camber Partners
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