Brian Zhao is an Investor at M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund. The fund invests in early-stage enterprise technology companies in sectors including AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, and SaaS.
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Send your deckBrian Zhao is an Investor at M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund. The fund invests in early-stage enterprise technology companies in sectors including AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, and SaaS.
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.
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