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Jason Cao

Observer · DISC type ci
Partner & COO at Tidalwave
📍 United States

Jason Cao is the Partner & COO at Tidalwave, an AI-powered platform for the mortgage industry. With a PhD from the University of Southern California and an MBA from NYU Stern, he blends deep technical expertise with sharp business acumen. He has a track record of scaling companies, including his previous role at CertiK.

Jasons career demonstrates a consistent focus on pioneering technology sectors. He has held leadership positions spanning semiconductor design with Broadcom, telecommunications with Tsinghua Unigroup, and blockchain security with CertiK, showcasing a unique ability to navigate and lead within highly specialized and rapidly evolving industries.

Unique fact: Jason built and scaled the blockchain security firm CertiK into a unicorn and the worlds largest company in its field.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Partner & COO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Jason shows up

Assertive
Value Driven
Example Seeker

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Jason cares about

AI in Mortgages
As Partner & COO of Tidalwave, he is focused on leveraging AI and automation to modernize the mortgage industry and significantly shorten processing cycles.
Scaling Startups
He scaled his previous company, CertiK, into a unicorn and recently helped Tidalwave raise a $22M Series A round to fuel its growth.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Partner & COO
Tidalwave
2021 - 10-2025
COO
CertiK
2018 - 2020
CEO
Biomedical Instruments
2015 - 2018
VP
Tsinghua Unigroup
2011 - 2015
Director, System Design Engineering
Broadcom Limited
In the press

Media appearances

Jason Cao joins Tidalwave as COO. Featured in Housing Wire
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Education
MBA (Distinction - top 10%)
NYU Stern School of Business
PhD (Phi Kappa Phi)
University of Southern California
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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