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Yi Zhong
InvestorFounderCEO at Besimple AI
San Mateo, California, United States
FoundedBesimple AI · YC
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About
Yi Zhong held product leadership roles at Meta, Microsoft, and Dropbox, working on large-scale AI systems deployment.
CEO at Besimple AIYC X25
Intro paths
Yi went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Besimple AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Yi can intro founders to Besimple AI's investors below.
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Co-founders at Besimple AI
Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yi Zhong?
- Yi Zhong held product leadership roles at Meta, Microsoft, and Dropbox, working on large-scale AI systems deployment.
- Where does Yi Zhong work?
- Yi Zhong is CEO of Besimple AI.
- What companies did Yi Zhong found?
- Yi Zhong founded Besimple AI.
- What companies has Yi Zhong invested in?
- Investments tracked here include DreamRP, Sygaldry Technologies, True3D.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Microsoft mafia1,488
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,487
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Meta mafia336
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Meta mafia308
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