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Huican Zhu

Managing Partner atAmino CapitalCalifornia
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Huican Zhu is a founder and managing partner at Amino Capital. He previously held leadership and engineering positions at Google and Tencent.

What Huican can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Career

  1. Google · senior engineer and manager
    2000-null
  2. Tencent · Chief Architect and General Manager of Infrastructure
    2010-null
  3. Amino Capital · Founder & Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Amino CapitalZhu Family Foundation

Focus

technologyengineeringentrepreneurshipventure capital

Education

Sun Yat-sen University, B.E.Chinese Academy of Sciences, M.S.University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D.

Also at Amino Capital

Larry LiManaging Partner
Sue XuManaging Partner

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Who is Huican Zhu?

Huican Zhu is a founder and managing partner at Amino Capital. He previously held leadership and engineering positions at Google and Tencent.

How much does Huican Zhu invest?

Amino Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Huican Zhu?

A warm intro from a founder Amino Capital backed works best.

What did Huican Zhu do before Amino Capital?

senior engineer and manager at Google; Chief Architect and General Manager of Infrastructure at Tencent.

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