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Emily Zhao

Emily Zhao

Managing Director atSalesforce VenturesFirm active Oct 9Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA
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Emily Zhao is a Managing Director at Salesforce Ventures focusing on AI infrastructure and robotics. She joined in 2022 and led investments in the Generative AI fund, including Anthropic and Hugging Face.

What Emily can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Salesforce Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. JPMorgan · analyst
  2. Blackstone · associate
  3. Avenir Growth Capital · investor
  4. Salesforce Ventures · Managing Director
    Now

Investments named in public bios

AnthropicHugging FaceTogether AIfalRunwayCohere

Focus

ai infrastructureroboticsdeveloper toolingcybersecurity

Education

Dartmouth, BA in Economics and Art History

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Questions

Who is Emily Zhao?

Emily Zhao is a Managing Director at Salesforce Ventures focusing on AI infrastructure and robotics. She joined in 2022 and led investments in the Generative AI fund, including Anthropic and Hugging Face.

How much does Emily Zhao invest?

Emily Zhao invests through Salesforce Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Emily Zhao?

A warm intro from a founder Salesforce Ventures backed works best.

What did Emily Zhao do before Salesforce Ventures?

analyst at JPMorgan; associate at Blackstone; investor at Avenir Growth Capital.

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