Resources | SSA Accelerator

Advisors

Jason Lu

Mr. Lu is currently an investor and adviser for a leading VC in Silicon Valley as well as consultant for a series of start ups in U.S. and Asia. He was VP of Alipay / Ant Group in charge of trust & safety and fraud management from 2014-2018. Prior to that, he was Sr Director at PayPal looking after its global risk management platform. He also worked at UBS investment bank and TIBCO in executive roles for 10+ years.

Mr. Lu has a MS degree in Computer Science from DePaul University as well as BSCS from Beijing University of Science and Technology.

Industrial Mentors

Jing Zhou

Serial entrepreneur

Coaches

Joy

Joy, an international student from China, graduated from MIT before diving into a successful 7-year career in high-frequency algorithms trading. Today, she's a distinguished serial entrepreneur with a knack for building and scaling startups.

Joy's accolades speak volumes about her expertise - winning the MIT AI idol competition in 2022, earning the Top 100 most intriguing entrepreneur award by Goldman Sachs in 2018, and clinching a Gold Medal in the National Mathematics Olympic in China at just 16!

Not just that, Markable.ai boasts multiple AI patents in the US and Japanese markets, showcasing Joy's innovative approach and commitment to excellence.

Mu Hu

Mu (Gordon) Hu is an accomplished entrepreneur and the founder of Revenue Insights, a consulting firm that helps companies drive growth through data-driven strategies. As a trusted startup advisor, he works closely with early-stage founders on go-to-market strategy, business model validation, and investor readiness. Mu is also a published author—his book Highly Effective Marketing Analytics was selected by Harvard Business Publishing to accompany their lectures and case studies, underscoring his expertise in turning analytics into actionable business results.