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Jack Zhang says only the top five VC firm brands matter

Jack Zhang · Airwallex CEO & Co-Founder, Jack Zhang: The Angel That Turned $1M into $1BN · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · May 26, 2025 · at 1:29:37

Jack Zhang is the co-founder and CEO of Airwallex. He is discussing whether venture capital firm brand names materially affect startup success.

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“Only the top five make the difference. So having Sequoia makes a big difference. Huge difference.”

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