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Justin Zhou

Founder

Founder at Avora

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAvora · YC

About

Justin Zhou is a co-founder of ShowAndTell.

Founder at AvoraYC F24

Intro paths

YC

Justin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Avora's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Justin can intro founders to Avora's investors below.

Avora's investors · 5

Crane Venture PartnersLondon · $750K – $3M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksThrivesince 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Avora

DBDaniel Bessonov
Daniel BessonovFounder

Experience

  1. AvoraCo-Founder and CTO (YC F24)current2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Infinitus Systems, Inc.Member of the Technical Staff2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Kleiner PerkinsKP Engineering Fellow2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ContraryVenture Partner2019 — 2023Greater Philadelphia Area
  5. CloudflareProduct2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. FundriseSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019Washington, District Of Columbia
  7. Capital OneSoftware Engineering Intern2018Mclean, Virginia
  8. Remora Systems, Inc.Co-Founder2016 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area

Skills & more

Languages Chinese · English

From Justin's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Justin Zhou?
Justin Zhou is a co-founder of ShowAndTell.
Where does Justin Zhou work?
Justin Zhou is Founder of Avora.
What companies did Justin Zhou found?
Justin Zhou founded Avora.
Where did Justin Zhou go to school?
Justin Zhou studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; University of Pennsylvania (Master's degree, Computer Science).

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