Ivan Zhou

Ivan Zhou is a Partner at Accel, where they lead seed and series A investments in early-stage teams focused on consumer and enterprise applications. Previously, they acted as an advisor and angel investor for various startups from 2018 to 2024, including notable companies like Alt and Coinshift. Prior to this, Ivan served as the Director of Product Management at Niantic after co-founding Mayhem, which was acquired in 2020. They also have experience in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and as a CEO and co-founder of Comet Home. Ivan studied Business Administration and Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley.