# Jonathan Stambolis

> Jonathan Stambolis is the Australian-born co-founder and CEO of Zenysis Technologies, a San Francisco software company that integrates fragmented institutional data for governments and international organizations. His career has crossed corporate law, affordable-housing entrepreneurship, international diplomacy, humanitarian partnerships and enterprise technology, giving him an unusually institutional view of the problems software can solve.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Zenysis Technologies
- **Organizations:** Zenysis Technologies, Palantir Technologies, United Nations, Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, The Global Fund, PodProperty Australia, ACON, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Allens Arthur Robinson
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Master of International Relations and International Law, University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Economics, Macquarie University, Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University, Certificate in Humanitarian Studies, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
- **Known for:** Graduated first in his 2009-2010 master's cohort at UNSW., Served in Australia's mission to the United Nations and as an adviser in the UN Secretary-General's executive office., Co-founded two ventures: PodProperty Australia and Zenysis Technologies.

## Career timeline

- **1999-2001** — Worked as a paralegal at ING Bank Australia.
- **2002-2006** — Practiced corporate law at Allens Arthur Robinson, followed by roles at Gilbert + Tobin and Clayton Utz.
- **2006** — Co-founded PodProperty Australia, an online service for shared property ownership arrangements.
- **2006-2011** — Served on the board of ACON.
- **2010-2011** — Worked with the Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and advised Australia's Permanent Representative.
- **2011-2012** — Worked as an innovative finance consultant with The Global Fund.
- **2012-2013** — Served as an adviser in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General.
- **2012-2014** — Led strategic partnerships related to global programs and humanitarian response at Palantir Technologies.
- **2015** — Co-founded Zenysis Technologies with Ian Webster and became CEO.
- **2016** — Zenysis joined Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch.
- **2022** — Zenysis announced a $13.3 million Series B led by the Steele Foundation for Hope.

## Achievements

- Graduated first in his 2009-2010 master's cohort at UNSW.
- Served in Australia's mission to the United Nations and as an adviser in the UN Secretary-General's executive office.
- Co-founded two ventures: PodProperty Australia and Zenysis Technologies.
- Led Zenysis through Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch.
- Led Zenysis through a $13.3 million Series B financing announced in June 2022.
- Expanded Zenysis deployments to governments in nine low- and middle-income countries across three continents by 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2022-09** — Jonathan Stambolis announced a $5 million in-kind Zenysis technology and services pledge for a major international development partnership.
- **2022-06** — Zenysis closed a $13.3 million Series B led by the Steele Foundation for Hope, with Peter Thiel and 500 Startups participating.
- **2021-08** — Zenysis announced investment from Reaction to support broader deployment of its data integration and analytics software.

## Links

- Website: https://www.zenysis.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstambolis
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zenysis

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Last updated: 2026-08-18