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John Ling

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CEO & Co-Founder at Meridian

New York, New York, United States

FoundedCanopy (was Encarte) · YCMeridian

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CEO & Co-Founder at Meridian

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Meridian's investors · 3

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $20M checks · since 2026Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks

Co-founders at Meridian

GFGeorge Fang
George FangCTO & Co-Founder
ZKZach Kirshner
Zach KirshnerCOO & Co-Founder
ADAlex Dees
Alex DeesFounder

Experience

  1. MeridianCofounder / CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. CanopyCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Scale AIbuilding something cool2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  4. EncarteCo-Founder2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. DN CapitalInvestor2017 — 2019Menlo Park
  6. Dartmouth Venture AnalystsFounder2015 — 2017Greater Boston
  7. Starwood Capital GroupSummer Acquisitions Analyst2016Greenwich, Connecticut
  8. OpenView Venture PartnersWinter Intern2015 — 2016Greater Boston
  9. MicrosoftSoftware Engineering Intern2014Redmond, WA
  10. DALI LabProject Manager, Back-End Dev2013 — 2014Greater Boston
  11. Franklin Templeton InvestmentsSummer Research Analyst2013

Skills & more

C++JavaBloombergSQLJavaScriptC#Microsoft ExcelResearchLipperChinese

Languages Chinese · English · French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Ling?
Founder at Canopy (was Encarte)
Where does John Ling work?
John Ling is Founder of Canopy (was Encarte) and CEO & Co-Founder at Meridian.
What companies did John Ling found?
John Ling founded Canopy (was Encarte), Meridian.
What companies has John Ling invested in?
Investments tracked here include Litmus.
Where did John Ling go to school?
John Ling studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science and Art History); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Tuck Business Bridge Program); Deerfield Academy.

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