Jenny Zhu is an investor at Propel focused on commerce, AI security, payments, and infrastructure. She previously spent five years in investment banking at PWP, Broadhaven, and Lazard.
What Jenny can write
Propel VC writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- PWP
- Broadhaven
- Lazard
- Propel · InvestorNow
- Perella Weinberg Partners · investment banking
- Broadhaven · investment banking
- Propel Venture Partners · InvestorNow
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Who is Jenny Zhu?
Jenny Zhu is an investor at Propel focused on commerce, AI security, payments, and infrastructure. She previously spent five years in investment banking at PWP, Broadhaven, and Lazard.
How much does Jenny Zhu invest?
Jenny Zhu invests through Propel VC, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.
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What did Jenny Zhu do before Propel VC?
PWP; Broadhaven; Lazard; investment banking at Perella Weinberg Partners; investment banking at Broadhaven.
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