Jay Zhao

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ABOUT JAY ZHAO

Jay is a Managing Partner at Leonis Capital, a research-driven VC fund. Throughout Jay\'s investment career, he has led and/or served on the board of companies including Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), Hirevue (Acquired by NASDAQ: CG), Mixamo (Acquired by NASDAQ: ADBE), Sense (Acquired by NYSE: CLDR), Robust Wealth (Acquired by NASDAQ: PFG); Lowkey.gg (Acquired by Niantic), Workboard (Softbank, a16z, GGV), Lime (Uber, a16z, Bain), MaintainX (Bessemer, August Capital), Sleeper (a16z, General Catalyst), etc. Jay has supported investments in and managed a portfolio that includes Innoviz (NASDAQ: INVZ), Delhivery (IPO), Transwarp (Tencent, CICC), etc. Previously, Jay cofounded T Fund that focused on investing in global SaaS, applications and data infrastructure companies and venture funds. Prior to T Fund, Jay was a Senior Director / Partner at Walden Venture Capital, one of the pioneer venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, with a global presence in Asia and Israel. Prior to Walden, Jay was a Principal at Granite Ventures (ex- H&Q venture group), a premier San Francisco based VC firm that manages over $1 billion AUM.Jay is a contributor to and has been featured in media and publications including Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Venture Capital Journal, and Asian Venture Capital Journal; he is also an active mentor at universities including Harvard Business School, Stanford, Wharton, Tulane and Berkeley. Jay volunteers his time and supports causes at Habitat for Humanity and Girls Who Code. ‍ Join our newsletter at https://nexttrillion.substack.com/.