Jerry Lu

Jerry Lu

Partner atMaveronNew York

Jerry Lu is a partner at Maveron with a background in engineering, data science, and media investing. He previously worked at Advancit Capital, Spate, and Google, and holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Wharton.

What Jerry can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Maveron writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Maveron.

Career

  1. Google · data scientist
  2. Spate · operator
  3. Advancit Capital
  4. Maveron · Partner
    Now
  5. Spate · leading operations
  6. Advancit Capital

Investments named in public bios

BrewbirdBarkbusPacagenStickerbox

Focus

consumer technologydigital mediamediapop cultureconsumer tech

Education

UC Berkeley, BSWharton, MBA

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Questions

Who is Jerry Lu?

Jerry Lu is a partner at Maveron with a background in engineering, data science, and media investing. He previously worked at Advancit Capital, Spate, and Google, and holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Wharton.

How much does Jerry Lu invest?

Jerry Lu invests through Maveron, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Jerry Lu?

A warm intro from a founder Maveron backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Jerry Lu do before Maveron?

data scientist at Google; operator at Spate; Advancit Capital; leading operations at Spate; Advancit Capital.

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