Raymond Zhao
FounderFounder at Structured AI
New York, New York, United States
FoundedStructured AI · YC
About
Raymond Zhao studied mathematics and statistics at Oxford and previously worked as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs. He is cofounder and CEO of Structured AI, which builds AI solutions for the construction engineering sector.
Founder at Structured AIYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Raymond went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Structured AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Raymond can intro founders to Structured AI's investors below.
Structured AI's investors · 7
20VCLondon · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checksCherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M checks · since 2026FCVCSan Francisco · since 2026Transpose Platform ManagementHouston · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025Zero Prime VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Structured AI
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Issy GreensladeFounder
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Brandon Abreu SmithFounder
Experience
- Structured AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Goldman SachsQuantitative Investments (QIS)2023 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)AI Engineer2023London, England, United Kingdom
- BVN ArchitectureArchitectural Intern2019Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raymond Zhao?
- Raymond Zhao studied mathematics and statistics at Oxford and previously worked as a quantitative analyst at Goldman Sachs. He is cofounder and CEO of Structured AI, which builds AI solutions for the construction engineering sector.
- Where does Raymond Zhao work?
- Raymond Zhao is Founder of Structured AI.
- What companies did Raymond Zhao found?
- Raymond Zhao founded Structured AI.
- Where did Raymond Zhao go to school?
- Raymond Zhao studied at Y Combinator (F25); University of Oxford (Integrated Masters, Statistics); University of Melbourne (Bachelor's degree, Architecture).
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