# Jon Xu

> Jon Xu is a General Partner at Y Combinator, the world's most influential startup accelerator, having joined full-time in May 2025 after serving as a Visiting Group Partner for the S24 batch. A YC alum himself, he co-founded FutureAdvisor (YC S10) - one of the first robo-advisors - which was acquired by BlackRock in 2015 for an estimated $150-200M. With an MIT Computer Science degree and stints at Microsoft, Canvas Ventures, and as an angel investor, Xu brings rare dual-sided credibility: he has both built a company through YC and now helps shape the next generation of founders from the partner seat.

- **Role:** General Partner at Y Combinator
- **Organizations:** Y Combinator, FutureAdvisor, BlackRock, Canvas Ventures, Microsoft, MIT
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded FutureAdvisor, one of the earliest robo-advisors in the US, Grew FutureAdvisor to $600M assets under management, Successfully exited FutureAdvisor to BlackRock in 2015 for ~$150-200M

## Career timeline

- **~2000s** — Software engineer at Microsoft working on mobile data synchronization and Windows Mobile products
- **2010** — Co-founded FutureAdvisor with Bo Lu, accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2010 batch (YC S10)
- **2010-2015** — Served as CTO of FutureAdvisor, growing it to $600M AUM; raised $21.5M from Sequoia Capital, Canvas Ventures, Keith Rabois, and Jeremy Stoppelman
- **2015** — FutureAdvisor acquired by BlackRock for an estimated $150-200M
- **2015-2019** — Managing Director in BlackRock's Digital Wealth Group, leading product design and engineering for enterprise-grade robo-advisor platform
- **2019-2020** — Entrepreneur in Residence at Canvas Ventures
- **2021-2024** — Board Director at Wahed; Funding Board Member at MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund
- **2024** — Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator for S24 batch
- **2025** — Named General Partner at Y Combinator (May 2025)

## Achievements

- Co-founded FutureAdvisor, one of the earliest robo-advisors in the US
- Grew FutureAdvisor to $600M assets under management
- Successfully exited FutureAdvisor to BlackRock in 2015 for ~$150-200M
- Named General Partner at Y Combinator in May 2025
- Conducted 500+ hours of office hours with founders across multiple YC batches
- MIT Computer Science graduate
- Advised dozens of YC portfolio companies including Clerk, CaptivateIQ, GovDash, and others
- MIT AI Conference speaker (2023)

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Named General Partner at Y Combinator alongside Andrew Miklas
- **2024-01** — Became Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator for S24 batch
- **2023-01** — Spoke at MIT AI Conference

## Links

- Website: https://jonxu.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-xu-5a28033
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/xuster
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xuster/

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Last updated: 2026-05-09