# Brian Ma

> Brian Ma is the founder and general partner of Iterative, a Singapore-based YC-style accelerator backing pre-seed and seed startups across Southeast Asia. A four-time founder before becoming a full-time investor, he co-founded Divvy Homes (a16z, GIC), Decide.com (acquired by eBay in 2013), and Weave (YC S14), and was one of the earliest product managers at Zillow.

- **Role:** Founder & General Partner at Iterative
- **Organizations:** Iterative, Divvy Homes (former), Weave (former), Decide.com (former), Zillow (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Founder & GP of Iterative; 65+ portfolio companies, $163M follow-on funding, $1.2B combined value (as of Fund II announcement), Closed Iterative Fund II ($55M) in approximately four weeks, Co-founded Decide.com; acquired by eBay in 2013

## Career timeline

- **2005** — One of the first product managers at Zillow, before launch
- **2009** — Co-founded Decide.com, a machine-learning startup predicting consumer goods prices
- **2013** — Decide.com acquired by eBay
- **2014** — Co-founded Weave with Elpizo Choi (Y Combinator S14)
- **2017** — Co-founded Divvy Homes (rent-to-own platform, backed by a16z, GIC)
- **2021** — Launched Iterative, a YC-style accelerator for Southeast Asia
- **2022** — Closed Iterative Fund II at $55M in four weeks

## Achievements

- Founder & GP of Iterative; 65+ portfolio companies, $163M follow-on funding, $1.2B combined value (as of Fund II announcement)
- Closed Iterative Fund II ($55M) in approximately four weeks
- Co-founded Decide.com; acquired by eBay in 2013
- Co-founded Divvy Homes; backed by a16z and GIC
- Early product manager at Zillow before launch

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Iterative announced Fund II ($55M) to expand accelerator cohorts in Southeast Asia

## Links

- Website: https://iterative.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zealoustiger
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zealoustiger
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/iterativevc

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Last updated: 2026-05-20