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About
Ray Zhou is the co-founder and a board director of Affinity, a CRM platform for private finance used by firms in venture capital, private equity, and investment banking. He also serves as a mentor at Neo. Affinity has raised $120M from investors.
Founder at Affinity
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Affinity's investors · 12
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026Advance Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $25M checks · since 2026Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksLa FamigliaBerlinMassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Next Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyOMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checksPear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checksSprints CapitalLondonTeamworthy VenturesNew YorkWestern Technology InvestmentPortola Valley · $250K – $30M checks
Experience
- NeoMentorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Affinity.coCo-Founder, Board Directorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Affinity.coCo-Founder, Co-CEO2014 — 2024San Francisco, CA
- Stanford UniversityCS106 Section Leader2012 — 2014Stanford, CA
- UC DavisGenomics Research2011Davis, CA
Skills & more
C++11HTML10Java11JavaScript4Python6C3Ruby2Node.js2Ruby on Rails2CSS2Computer Science4Public Speaking2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ray Zhou?
- Ray Zhou is the co-founder and a board director of Affinity, a CRM platform for private finance used by firms in venture capital, private equity, and investment banking. He also serves as a mentor at Neo. Affinity has raised $120M from investors.
- Where does Ray Zhou work?
- Ray Zhou is Founder of Affinity.
- What companies did Ray Zhou found?
- Ray Zhou founded Affinity.
- Where did Ray Zhou go to school?
- Ray Zhou studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Amador Valley High School (Valedictorian).
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