Investing Profile

Brian Zhan

VCInvestorAngel

Investor at CRV

striker.vcSan Francisco Bay Area

Your Intro Paths to Brian Zhan

Signal uses Gmail to reveal intro paths. Email content is never read.

Networks Brian is a member of

Facebook Network

325 CONNECTIONS

Northwestern University Network

217 CONNECTIONS

Northwestern University Network

217 CONNECTIONS

Sequoia Capital Network

205 CONNECTIONS

CRV Network

48 CONNECTIONS

Find Brian Zhan on

Current Investing Position

CRV Investor

Investment Range

$500K - $20.0M

Sweet Spot

$13.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$600M

Brian Zhan is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

AI (Seed)San Francisco Bay Area Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists Generative Tech/AI (Seed)

Brian Zhan's Investments On Record (7)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Elorian	SeedApr 2026$55M	$55M
Co-investors: Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners)
Ricursive Intelligence	SeedDec 2025$35M	$340M
Co-investors: James Detweiler (Felicis Ventures), Stephanie Zhan (Sequoia Capital), Guru Chahal (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Ravi Mhatre (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners)
Reflection AI	Series BOct 2025$2B Series AMar 2025$110M	$2.1B
Co-investors: Max Gazor (CRV), Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Stephanie Zhan (Sequoia Capital), Roelof Botha (Sequoia Capital), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners), Eric Schmidt (Innovation Endeavors)
LanceDB	Series AJun 2025$30M SeedMay 2024$8M	$41M
Co-investors: Tomasz Tunguz (Redpoint Ventures), Brittany Walker (CRV), Murat Bicer (CRV (Charles River Ventures)), Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners), Brett Wilson (Swiftarc Ventures), Nicolas Dessaigne (Y Combinator), Andy Triedman (Theory Ventures), Charles Zedlewski
Dyna Robotics	SeedMar 2025$24M	$140M
Co-investors: Max Gazor (CRV), Ludwig Schulze (Alumni Ventures ), Bill Trenchard (First Round Capital), Peter Bordes (Trajectory Ventures), Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners), Shane Neman
Voyage AI	Series AOct 2024$20M	$20M
Co-investors: Murat Bicer (CRV (Charles River Ventures)), Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners)
Skild AI	Series AJul 2024$300M	$1.7B
Co-investors: Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Aydin Senkut (Felicis Ventures), Stephanie Zhan (Sequoia Capital), Ravi Mhatre (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Murat Bicer (CRV (Charles River Ventures)), Matt Murphy (Kleiner Perkins), Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners), Jeff Bezos

Brian Zhan's Experience

Investor CRV2023 - Present

Board Obsever Reflection AIPresent

Investor Skild AIPresent

Principal CRVPresent

Partner Striker Venture PartnersPresent

Investor Ricursive IntelligencePresent

Software Engineer Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoPresent

Investor Charles River VenturesPresent

Scout Sequoia Capital2022 - 2022

Product Starburst2021 - 2022

Product Facebook2018 - 2021

Software Engineer Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Assistive Robotics Lab)2016 - 2017

Brian Zhan's Education

Northwestern University Bachelor's Degree Computer Science

Northwestern University

Investors who invest with Brian Zhan

Scouts & Angels Affiliated With Brian Zhan