Brian Zhan

Partner at Striker Venture Partners and investor in multiple research startups; former product manager on Facebook's Presto team and product lead at Starburst Data, with deep expertise in data systems, robotics, and AI-for-science investments.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 27min

Ep. 53: Brian Zhan, Partner at Striker VP and Investor in Reflection, Skild, Periodic, Ricursive

Brian Zhan, partner at Striker Venture Partners and former product lead on Facebook’s Presto team, brings deep expertise in data systems, robotics, and AI-for-science investments. He discusses open-sourcing MPP systems, early bets on vector search, backing robotic foundation models, and investing in AI-driven bioscience and research startups. Practical startup advice and frontier research trends round out the conversation.

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