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I'm an investor at Maveron, an early-stage consumer-only venture firm.
Contact
I'm easy to reach - you can always find me on any of the following platforms:
Work
Currently, I spend time as an investor, working with amazing founders to help build and scale their businesses. Previously, I spent time as an operator, with a focus on using data to drive the understanding, growth, and success of product and business decisions.
Investing
I've been fortunate enough to support founders in their startup journey, whether that be at venture firms or as an angel investor.
Below are some of those investments in reverse chronological order with my most recent at the top. If you are interested in working at any of these, please email me.
| Company | Description | Current Status | Investors | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chariot | Nonprofit payment network | Series A | Spark CapitalSV Angel | |
Pacagen | Biotech-backed consumer brands | Seed | ||
Groombuggy | Mobile dog grooming service | Series A | a16z | |
Tomorrow Farms | Future of food | Series A | LowercarbonSV Angel | |
 | Talent agency representing tech | Series A | Bloomberg BetaLudlow | |
 | Home virtualization | Series A | Caffeinated Capital | |
Brewbird | Reinventing single-serve coffee | Series A | Sequoia |
| Company | Description | Current Status | Investors | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Codegen | AI-assisted code development | Seed | Thrive Capital | |
Seam | Visualize team performance | Seed | Tao CapitalShine Capital | |
 | E-commerce for local businesses | Seed | Forerunner | |
 | Agile military planning | Series B | Caffeinated Capital | |
 | Resale inventory management | Seed | Ludlow87 Capital | |
 | Curated creator marketplace | Series A | Tao Capital | |
 | Social bidding platform | Pre-seed | Human Capital |
Writing
Passionate about identifying consumer trends, I write two newsletters 1) Jerry Lu (personal, on the intersection of media x culture) and 2) Project Lantern (on Chinese consumer tech).
