Jason Fan - CEO and Co-Founder of Dealwise

Asian Tech Leaders

Jason Fan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dealwise, a platform that helps founders of SAAS startups get acquired through its innovative marketplace. Dealwise came out of stealth mode in 2023 and gives founders access to vetted buyers and provides them with flexible liquidity options while buyers get access to proprietary deal flow.

Prior to starting Dealwise, Jason developed and co-founded LLM devtool Psychic during his time at YCombinator. Jason also spent over five years as a Product Manager at various software companies including Robin Hood, Wish and Top Hat.

Jason Fan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dealwise, a platform that helps founders of SAAS startups get acquired through its innovative marketplace. Dealwise came out of stealth mode in 2023 and gives founders access to vetted buyers and provides them with flexible liquidity options while buyers get access to proprietary deal flow. Prior to starting Dealwise, Jason developed and co-founded LLM devtool Psychic during his time at YCombinator. Jason also spent over five years as a Product Manager at various software companies including Robin Hood, Wish and Top Hat.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• Current M&A Market Dynamics for start-ups and why he built Dealwise

• Why Jason pivoted away from the LLM devops space and where he thinks the value will accrue in the AI ecosystem

• How moving from Canada to the US changed Jason’s perspective about risk

You can follow Jason on Twitter and learn more about Dealwise at https://godealwise.com/

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Timestamps:

(00:01) Tech Trends and Startup Pivots

(11:40) Understanding M&A Market Dynamics

(20:23) M&A and Startup Challenges and Insights

(31:50) Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Upbringing

(36:27) Navigating Career Shifts and Geographic Moves

(41:23) Navigating Startup Risk and Success

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Transcript:

https://justinpang.com/jasonfan-podcast-transcript