About
Jim Xiao has held positions in venture capital and the wireless industry, and previously worked at Microsoft. He is currently building tools at Mason to enable hardware product development.
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Founder/President at MasonYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Jim went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jim can intro founders to Mason's investors below.
Experience
- MasonPartnershipscurrent2015 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Nexlink CommunicationsDirector of Strategy and Planning2014 — 2015Auburn Hills
- Detroit Venture PartnersAnalyst2011 — 2014Greater Detroit Area
- Microsoft CorporationWindows Business Group Consumer Marketing2011Beijing
- vibeglobeCo-Founder2008 — 2010Seattle
Skills & more
Business Strategy21Venture Capital42Start-ups33Fundraising4Entrepreneurship27Market Research3Financial Modeling8Due Diligence4Mergers & Acquisitions17Private Equity5Management Consulting1
From Jim's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Xiao?
- Jim Xiao has held positions in venture capital and the wireless industry, and previously worked at Microsoft. He is currently building tools at Mason to enable hardware product development.
- Where does Jim Xiao work?
- Jim Xiao is Founder/President of Mason.
- What companies did Jim Xiao found?
- Jim Xiao founded Mason.
- Where did Jim Xiao go to school?
- Jim Xiao studied at UW Foster School of Business (Finance).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia9,496
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Hotspots
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UW Foster School of Business mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Paresh PatelMBAFounded VendScreen +1Dino VendettiMBAFounded Crowd StreetFranklyn ChienDouble DegreesFounded PrizepoolIan BergmanMBAFounded AlchemistKaren EatonMBA Entrepreneurship CertificateFounded Sigma GeneticsEthan KinnanBachelor's degreeFounded Sherpa
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Detroit Venture Partners mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended UW Foster School of Business81
Rasik ParikhInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEric WongDirector of Portfolio Growth at Madrona Venture GroupAbby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersRoxie RumInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mason3
Also worked at Detroit Venture Partners14
Josh LinknerManaging Partner at Mudita VentureBrentt BaltimorePrincipal at GreycroftJared StasikPartner at Detroit Venture PartnersGabe KarpOperating Partner at Detroit Venture PartnersHaemi KimDirector of Finance at Detroit Venture PartnersCory TincherInvestor at Detroit Venture Partners
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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,490
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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