# Kathy Zhu

> Kathy Zhu is the co-founder, CEO, and general counsel of Streamline AI, an intelligent intake and workflow automation platform built for in-house legal teams. A former first commercial lawyer at both Medallia and DoorDash, she built Streamline AI to solve the bottleneck she lived through firsthand - legal teams drowning in unstructured requests with no metrics to prove their value. Born in Shanghai and raised across four continents, she trained as a corporate lawyer at Wilson Sonsini before deciding that the tool she wished existed was worth leaving a dream job to build.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO & General Counsel at Streamline AI
- **Organizations:** Streamline AI, DoorDash, Medallia, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- **From:** Shanghai, China
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, English Literature, University of Notre Dame, Study abroad, University of Oxford, J.D., University of Michigan Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Streamline AI as CEO and General Counsel., Built the first commercial legal function at DoorDash from scratch during its hyper-growth and pandemic period., Worked on the largest deal in Medallia's history as part of its commercial transactions team.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a corporate associate in the Palo Alto office, working on incorporations, venture financings and corporate governance for early-stage startups.
- **2014** — Moved in-house to Medallia's commercial transactions team, eventually working on the largest deal in company history.
- **2018** — Joined DoorDash as its first commercial lawyer, building the commercial legal function from the ground up and rising to Senior Director & Associate General Counsel.
- **2020** — Co-founded Streamline AI in the Bay Area with Julian Wimbush (CTO), building an AI-powered, no-code intake and workflow platform for in-house legal teams.
- **2025** — Streamline AI raised a Series A (latest round ~$8.6M; ~$11.6M total), continuing to grow the team and product.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Streamline AI as CEO and General Counsel.
- Built the first commercial legal function at DoorDash from scratch during its hyper-growth and pandemic period.
- Worked on the largest deal in Medallia's history as part of its commercial transactions team.
- Raised roughly $11.6M in venture funding from investors including Blumberg Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Oceans Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Ridge and Acronym VC, plus Wilson Sonsini.
- Recognized legal-technology thought leader and public speaker, featured in Law360, Law.com, LegalDive and The Wall Street Journal.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Streamline AI's latest funding round (~$8.6M) closed, bringing total funding to roughly $11.6M.
- **2025-10** — Appeared on The Legal Department podcast (E80) arguing that legal teams must use metrics to tell their story.

## Links

- Website: https://streamline.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathymzhu88

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Last updated: 2026-06-11