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Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Airwallex, a technology company that provides financial infrastructure for businesses operating internationally. His work centers on building a technology stack intended to support cross-border operations for businesses of varying sizes.
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Airwallex
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Airwallex's investors · 26
Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checksAdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checks · since 2026AEF Greater Bay Area FundHong Kong · $2.5M – $28M checksAirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checksAmex VenturesPalo Alto · since 2026Athletic VenturesBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2026Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checksBowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checksG SquaredChicagoGobi PartnersHong Kong · $709K – $37M checksGobi Partners ChinaShanghai · $500K – $3M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checksHaun VenturesSilicon Valley · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026HedosophiaLondon · since 2026HongShan Capital GroupHong Kong · $100K – $50M checksHorizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M checksHummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checksInsiders VenturesSt. HelierK3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checksPlug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checksQED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2026R136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSquare Peg CapitalMelbourneT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026
Co-founders at Airwallex
JZ
Jack ZhangCEO
ML
Max LiCo-Founder and Head of Design
LY
Lucy Yueting LiuCo-Founder and President
KW
Ki-Lok WongCo-Founder and Principal Architect
JD
Jacob DaiFounder
Founder at Airwallex
Intro paths
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In turn, Xijing can intro founders to Airwallex's investors below.
Airwallex's investors · 26
Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checksAdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checks · since 2026AEF Greater Bay Area FundHong Kong · $2.5M – $28M checksAirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checksAmex VenturesPalo Alto · since 2026Athletic VenturesBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2026Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checksBowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checksG SquaredChicagoGobi PartnersHong Kong · $709K – $37M checksGobi Partners ChinaShanghai · $500K – $3M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checksHaun VenturesSilicon Valley · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026HedosophiaLondon · since 2026HongShan Capital GroupHong Kong · $100K – $50M checksHorizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M checksHummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checksInsiders VenturesSt. HelierK3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checksPlug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checksQED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2026R136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSquare Peg CapitalMelbourneT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026
Co-founders at Airwallex
JZ
Jack ZhangCEO
ML
Max LiCo-Founder and Head of Design
LY
Lucy Yueting LiuCo-Founder and President
XD
Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai)Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
KW
Ki-Lok WongCo-Founder and Principal Architect
Experience
- AirwallexCo-Founder / CTOcurrent2015 — present
- Various failed startupsCo-Founder / CTO2009 — 2015Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Skills & more
StrategyAgile MethodologiesBusiness AnalysisProject ManagementSoftware DevelopmentConsultingInfrastructureAlgorithmsScriptingArtificial Neural NetworksDeep LearningMachine Learning
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai)?
- Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Airwallex, a technology company that provides financial infrastructure for businesses operating internationally. His work centers on building a technology stack intended to support cross-border operations for businesses of varying sizes.
- Where does Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) work?
- Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) is Founder of Airwallex.
- What companies did Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) found?
- Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) founded Airwallex.
- Where did Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) go to school?
- Xijing Dai (Jacob Dai) studied at University of Melbourne (Master of Engineering (Software), Computer Software Engineering); University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Engineering (Software), Computer Software Engineering).
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Also attended University of Melbourne231
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