Ivan Zhou
Based in
Bay Area, USA
Specializing In
Early
Ivan joined Accel in 2024 and works with product-oriented, early-stage teams focused on building consumer and enterprise applications. Ivan led Accel's investment in Decagon and serves on the board.
Previously, Ivan was the CEO and co-founder of Mayhem, an Accel and Y Combinator portfolio company that built an AI-insights engine for gamers. After Mayhem was acquired by Niantic in 2021, Ivan went on to lead product for all of their internal game platform and services, launching several successful AAA mobile titles and supporting the growth of their existing game portfolio.
Ivan is originally from Los Angeles, California, and graduated from UC Berkeley.