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Jon Qian

Founder

Co-founder and President at Valgo

Stanford, California, United States

FoundedValgo · YC

About

Jon Qian completed a Sloan Fellowship at Stanford Graduate School of Business and spent over 12 years in leadership roles at a major Asia-Pacific insurer, where he oversaw more than $5 billion in merger and acquisition activity.

Co-founder and President at ValgoYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Jon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Valgo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jon can intro founders to Valgo's investors below.

Valgo's investors · 3

1Flourish CapitalMountain ViewFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Valgo

RMRobert Moss
Robert MossCo-Founder and CEO
SKSydney Katz
Sydney KatzCo-Founder and CTO

Experience

  1. ValgoCo-Founder & Presidentcurrent2025 — present
  2. TAL LifeHead of Strategic Transactions2012 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)Affinity group researcher2023 — 2024Stanford, California, United States

Skills & more

Market Analysis1Strategic Thinking1Venture Capital1Investment Decisions1Investing1Cross-functional Team Leadership1Negotiation1Corporate Venture Capital1Business Development1Corporate Finance1Strategy1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1
+6 moreInsuranceValuationActuarialFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingPython

Languages Mandarin · Shanghainese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jon Qian?
Jon Qian completed a Sloan Fellowship at Stanford Graduate School of Business and spent over 12 years in leadership roles at a major Asia-Pacific insurer, where he oversaw more than $5 billion in merger and acquisition activity.
Where does Jon Qian work?
Jon Qian is Co-founder and President of Valgo.
What companies did Jon Qian found?
Jon Qian founded Valgo.
Where did Jon Qian go to school?
Jon Qian studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MS - Management, Business Administration and Management); University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Commerce Degree with Honours, Actuarial Science).

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Also worked at Valgo2

Robert MossCo-Founder and CEO at ValgoSydney KatzCo-Founder and CTO at Valgo

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