# Siran Jiang

> Siran Jiang is the CEO and cofounder of Moonlight, a San Francisco edtech startup that began as a gamified focus-and-productivity app and grew into an AI-powered personalized learning platform turning lessons into quests for kids. A daughter of generations of teachers, she traded a finance-and-entertainment resume that runs from Evercore and Warburg Pincus to MGM Studios and Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty for a mission built on attention. She holds a BA from Columbia and an MBA from Stanford GSB, and on the side has spent over a decade as a college admissions tutor.

- **Role:** CEO & Cofounder at Moonlight (Moonlight Focus, Inc.)
- **Organizations:** Moonlight Focus, Inc., Activision Blizzard, MGM Studios, Indify, Creator Partners, Evercore, Warburg Pincus
- **From:** China
- **Nationality:** Chinese / United States
- **Education:** BA, double major in Finance and Spanish (Magna Cum Laude), Columbia University, MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Moonlight, an ERA-backed edtech startup, Raised a $150K seed round in June 2023 led by Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Admitted to both Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB; chose Stanford

## Career timeline

- **—** — Investment Banking Analyst at Evercore in New York City
- **—** — Private Equity Associate at Warburg Pincus
- **—** — Corporate strategy at MGM Studios in Los Angeles
- **—** — Product management for Call of Duty at Activision Blizzard
- **—** — Chief of Staff at Indify
- **—** — Venture scout at Creator Partners
- **2021-2023** — MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **2023** — Founded Moonlight; raised $150K seed round led by Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
- **2025** — Moonlight operating as an AI-powered personalized learning platform for children

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Moonlight, an ERA-backed edtech startup
- Raised a $150K seed round in June 2023 led by Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
- Admitted to both Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB; chose Stanford
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia with a departmental prize for her economics thesis
- 12 years as a college admissions tutor with a reported 100% success rate
- Built a career spanning finance (Evercore, Warburg Pincus), film (MGM Studios) and gaming (Call of Duty at Activision Blizzard)

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Publishing essays on Medium (@siran_moon) about education, friendship and founder life.
- **2025** — Moonlight running as an AI-powered personalized learning platform that turns lessons into quests for children.

## Links

- Website: https://moonlightfocus.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siran-jiang/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiranJiang

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Last updated: 2026-06-21