"Working at Goldman Sachs was my dream, but I quickly realized it wasn't for me when I interned there as an analyst in the summer of 2024. AI, on the other hand, feels exciting. Many of the great AI companies of the next decade are being built right now, and I want to be a part of that. Do you work in AI? If you're comfortable speaking about it with a Business Insider reporter, please fill out this quick form."
"When I spoke to friends trying to break into the industry, however, I kept hearing about this weird dilemma: in some cases, it was easier to raise money for a startup than land an entry-level job in AI. I skipped the graduate job hunt and cofounded Structured AI. We're now part of the Y Combinator Fall 2025 Batch and, including the $500,000 we got through YC, have raised about $1 million in pre-seed funding."
Raymond Zhao studied mathematics and statistics at the University of Oxford after moving from Australia in 2021. He interned as an analyst at Goldman Sachs in summer 2024 and quickly realized finance was not a fit. He became excited about AI and perceived greater opportunity in building AI startups. Observing that some peers found it easier to raise startup funding than to land entry-level AI roles, he skipped the graduate job hunt and cofounded Structured AI. Structured AI joined Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch and raised about $1 million in pre-seed funding, including $500,000 from YC.
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