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Zhen Cao(83)

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9 Investors

Connected to David Cohen (Techstars), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Ryan Wang (Outpost Capital), and 6 other investors on Signal.

Networks Zhen is a member of
Stanford University Network
513 CONNECTIONS
University of California, Berkeley Network
251 CONNECTIONS
New York University Network
77 CONNECTIONS
Republic Network
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Current Investing Position
Investor
Investments On Record
6

Zhen Cao's Investments On Record (6)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Karmaverse
SeedFeb 2022$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Gigi Levy-Weiss (NFX)
STEPN
SeedJan 2022$5M
$10M
Co-investors: Serj Bez (B8), Latif Peracha (M13), Santiago Roel Santos (ParaFi Capital)
Ancient8
SeedJan 2022$4M
$16M
Co-investors: Paul Veradittakit (Pantera Capital), Lia Zhang (Makers Fund), Mia Deng (Dragonfly Capital Partners), Edward Lando (Pareto Holdings), Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Richard Ma (Pioneer Fund), Santiago Roel Santos (ParaFi Capital)
P0x Labs
SeedOct 2021$6M
$31M
Co-investors: Kevin Hu (Dragonfly Capital Partners), Austin Barack (CoinFund), Santiago Roel Santos (ParaFi Capital)
Subspace Labs
SeedJun 2021$5M
$38M
Co-investors: Joey Krug (Founders Fund)
The Graph
Initial Coin OfferingJun 2020$5M
$10M
Co-investors: Spencer Noon (Variant (variant.fund)), Ruchi Sanghvi (South Park Commons), Kyle Samani (Multicoin Capital), Michael Anderson (Framework Ventures), Sung ho Choi

most interested in

VR AR AI Blockchain Looking for technology enabling company in VR AR. Would love to see more social function VR companies coming up.

not interested in

We do pre-seed, seed, pre A, and A round.

Zhen Cao's Experience

Investment Director - JLab JD Capital2018 - Present
Partner - Crypto Fund Republic2018 - Present
Gamer MMO RPG Games2003 - Present
Partner JLAB | JD capital2018 - 2020
Partner, Venture Team JD Capital2018 - 2020
Investment Manager Outpost Capital LLC2016 - 2018
Content Development - Vive Studios HTC Vive2017 - 2017
Content Development HTC Vive2017 - 2017
Media Lab Researcher New York University2015 - 2016
Project Manager Yumao (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.2015 - 2015
Market Research Analyst Volkswagen Group China2014 - 2014
Assistant Director CCTV (China Central Television)2013 - 2013
Associate Director CCTV (China Central Television)2013 - 2013

Zhen Cao's Education

New York University M.A. Tisch School of the Arts, Stern School of Business, Entreprenuership
Zhejiang University of Media and Communications B.A. School of Management
University of California, Berkeley Certificate in Finance
Stanford University Summer Session Business Statistics, Product Design
Zhejiang University of Media and Communications B.A. School of Management, Media Creativity , GPA 3.75