Simon Zhou is an early-stage investor in San Francisco. He began at McKinsey, then Unusual Ventures, and was a Partner at Sunflower Capital before joining First Round Capital.
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First Round Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- McKinsey
- Unusual Ventures
- Sunflower Capital · Partner
- McKinsey · supported Fortune 500 companies on cloud and IT strategy
- Unusual Ventures · venture, focusing on open-source and infrastructure software
- First Round Capital · InvestorNow
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Who is Simon Zhou?
Simon Zhou is an early-stage investor in San Francisco. He began at McKinsey, then Unusual Ventures, and was a Partner at Sunflower Capital before joining First Round Capital.
How much does Simon Zhou invest?
Simon Zhou invests through First Round Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed.
How do I pitch Simon Zhou?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Simon in the subject. A warm intro from a founder First Round Capital backed works better.
What did Simon Zhou do before First Round Capital?
McKinsey; Unusual Ventures; Partner at Sunflower Capital; supported Fortune 500 companies on cloud and IT strategy at McKinsey; venture, focusing on open-source and infrastructure software at Unusual Ventures.
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