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⚡️ Reboot Merch is Here
Talks about Reboot merch line, Ivan Zhao designs and Reboot community programming
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Ivan Zhao
Design Engineer at Typeface
San Francisco, California
Overview
Ivan Zhao is a highly skilled professional based in San Francisco, California, with a background in design engineering and software engineering, having worked at notable companies like Galileo AI, Blend, and IDEO CoLab. Notable career achievements include serving as a Founding Frontend Engineer at Galileo AI and being a Partner at Dorm Room Fund.
Currently, Ivan Zhao is making significant contributions as a Design Engineer at Typeface, showcasing expertise in areas like research, graphic design, and user experience (UX) while also investing in various sectors such as Retail, Education, and AI.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
2025 - Current
making identity verification pretty
Persona is an identity platform that helps businesses verify customer identities.
Raised $217,518,750.00 from Coatue, Index Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Founders Fund and Bond.
Designer
2022
Freelance projects in illustration, branding, product design, and sites. Message me for a list of clients
Fellow (Y11)
2024
New Museum is a leading destination for new art and new ideas. It is Manhattan’s only dedicated contemporary art museum
Design Engineer
2024 - 2024
Typeface offers a generative AI application that provides streamlined and personalized content creation for enterprises.
Raised $165,000,000.00 from Menlo Ventures, Madrona, Google Ventures, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
Founding Frontend Engineer
2023 - 2024
Galileo AI creates delightful, editable UI designs from a simple text description. It empowers you to design faster than ever.
Raised $4,800,000.00 from Khosla Ventures, Howie Liu, Julie Zhuo, Mandeep Singh, Matt Robinson, Dan Becker and Joel Hellermark.
Fellow
2022 - 2022
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early-stage, incubation, and growth companies.
Partner
2020 - 2022
Dorm Room Fund is the strongest community of entrepreneurial students in the nation.
Software Engineer
2021 - 2021
Blend is a digital lending platform that facilitates the entire lending process, from application to underwriting to closing.
Raised $815,000,000.00 from Haveli Investments.
Fellow
2019 - 2020
IDEO CoLab Ventures is invest in early-stage distributed web startups and co-create with them to ship new products and protocols.
Education
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i'm homesick and i can't help it
Talks about Zócalo in Mexico City, conversation with Chinese grandma and Chinese language
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on the passage of time
Talks about Providence to Boston trip, Newsletter platform change and Returning to Boston/Providence post-graduation
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⚡Announcing the 2023 Reboot Student Fellowship
Talks about Reboot Student Fellowship, technology's societal impact and tech for good