Lu Zhang (venture capitalist)

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Lu Zhang
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Born
Inner Mongolia, China
Education Tianjin University and Stanford University
Occupation(s) Entrepreneur, Venture capitalist
Known forFounder and managing partner of Fusion Fund

Lu Zhang is a Chinese-American venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and the founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. [1] Zhang was one of the first Chinese-American women to be featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 in the venture capital category [2] and has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. [3]

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Early life and education

Lu Zhang was born and raised in Inner Mongolia, China. [4] She earned her Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin University in China. [5] She moved to the United States in 2010 and later earned a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. [6]

While at Stanford, Zhang developed non-invasive diagnostic technologies for Type 2 diabetes. At the age of 21, she founded her first medical device company based on her research, and successfully exited the business by the age of 24. [7]

Business career

Beginning of her career, Zhang worked as a materials science researcher and was the founder and CEO of a medical device startup focused on developing non-invasive technology for the early diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. The company, based on her research at Stanford University, was acquired in 2014. [8]

In 2015, Lu Zhang founded Fusion Fund, a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. [9] The firm focuses on early-stage investments in enterprise AI, healthcare, industrial automation, and space-related technologies, primarily within the U.S. and Canada. [10]

Awards and recognition

Lu Zhang has received multiple honors for her work in entrepreneurship and venture capital:

References

  1. ↑ "The Seed 40: The best women early-stage investors of 2025". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Lu Zhang, 28 - 2017-01-03 - 2017 30 Under 30: Venture Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. 1 2 "The Seed 25: The best female early-stage investors of 2021". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Leaders in Action - Lu Zhang" (PDF). Women's Empowerment Principles. weps.org.
  5. 1 2 "Zhang Lu". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  6. ↑ Lynley, Matthew (2018-05-02). "Fusion Fund raises a second $85M fund for heavily technical investing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  7. ↑ Hasan, Zoya. "Fusion Fund Raises $190 Million To Back The Next Tech Giant". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  8. ↑ Howard, Caroline. "Women Under 30 Are Leading The Pack In Entrepreneurship And Innovation". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  9. ↑ PhD, Jonathan D. Grinstein (2023-10-02). "Fusion Fund Powers Founders Bringing AI to Healthtech, Life Sciences, and More". GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  10. ↑ "We must first make AI more affordable before thinking about scaling up use cases: Fusion Fund". CNBC. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  11. ↑ "YGL Alumni". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  12. ↑ Fleenor, Julia (2018-06-19). "17 Women from the 2018 World Economic Forum 100 Young Leaders". The Way Women Work. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  13. ↑ "Meet The Women Of Influence Class For 2018, L Z". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
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