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Leon Zhang

Founder

Founder at BetterBasket

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBetterBasket · YC

About

Leon Zhang is the CEO of BetterBasket. He previously held positions at Uber Eats and PIMCO, and studied at the University of Chicago (BS '17) and Wharton.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at BetterBasketYC W24

Intro paths

YC

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

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

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In turn, Leon can intro founders to BetterBasket's investors below.

BetterBasket's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at BetterBasket

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Experience

  1. BetterBasketCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. UberStrategic Initiatives Lead2019 — 2022New York, United States
  3. PIMCOAssociate2017 — 2019Newport Beach, California, United States
  4. J.P. MorganSummer Analyst2016New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing
  2. University of ChicagoBachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Economics
  3. Shanghai American SchoolHigh School

Skills & more

Pricing Strategy

Languages Spanish

  • Duolingo

From Leon's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Also attended University of Chicago273

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

+ 267 more

Also attended Shanghai American School10

Angel DuanAssociate at DFJBing ChenExecutive Office at Gold House VenturesVivien HoPartner at Pear VCAndrew ChenSenior Associate at ShangBay Capital LLCAditi BabelInvestment Team at Meridian Health VenturesDanny SursockPartner at Archetype

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Shared employers

Also worked at BetterBasket1

Serguei NetessineInvestor at Impellent Ventures

Also worked at Uber251

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

+ 245 more

Also worked at PIMCO27

Robin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITALNicholas TeoDeputy Head of Private Wealth at Aura GroupCatherine PatelInvestments at Westerly WindsGemma ActonGTM at Tidal VenturesAyman HindySenior Advisor at Safar PartnersAlex LaViolette, CFAPrincipal, Investments at ATW Partners

+ 21 more

Also worked at J.P. Morgan694

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

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