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Mike VolpiunlockedJohn: together at Scale AI (2024–2025)
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×5John: together at DN Capital
John: together at Deerfield Academy
CEO & Co-Founder at Meridian
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Experience
- MeridianCofounder / CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- CanopyCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Scale AIbuilding something cool2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- EncarteCo-Founder2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- DN CapitalInvestor2017 — 2019Menlo Park
- Dartmouth Venture AnalystsFounder2015 — 2017Greater Boston
- Starwood Capital GroupSummer Acquisitions Analyst2016Greenwich, Connecticut
- OpenView Venture PartnersWinter Intern2015 — 2016Greater Boston
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineering Intern2014Redmond, WA
- DALI LabProject Manager, Back-End Dev2013 — 2014Greater Boston
- 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.
- 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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Dartmouth College mafia178
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Scale AI mafia67
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The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia67
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Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Cantai Therapeutics +5Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded 株式会社MEAL FORWARD +2Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Samantha TruexMBAFounded Upstream Bio +1Aakhil FardeenMBAFounded Lish +1
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Deerfield Academy mafia22
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Chase ColemanFounder & Partner of Tiger Global ManagementDan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesSteve HarrickInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Emerson GarnettPrincipal at Balerion Space VenturesBen CmejlaInvestments at General PartnershipElizabeth EarleVice President at BFG Partners
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Also attended National Yang Ming University2
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Ed DengCo-Founder and Operating Partner at Verge HealthTech FundAmanda WuChief of Staff at Founders FutureIsaac WuInvestor at Vector CapitalFernando GouveiaManaging Partner at Compa CapitalElton ChangInvestor at Propel Venture PartnersNina DohrauManaging Director at aws Gründungsfonds
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meridian4
Also worked at Scale AI95
Alexandr WangCo-founder of Scale AI; Chief AI Officer at MetaLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index Ventures
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