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Lorin Gu

Lorin Gu

Founding Partner atRecharge CapitalNew York
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Lorin Gu is the founding partner of Recharge Capital, a thematic investment fund. He previously worked at Cyrus Capital and Blackstone Group, and founded Recharge Foundation.

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Career

  1. Blackstone Group
  2. Cyrus Capital
  3. Recharge Capital · Founding Partner
    Now
  4. the Blackstone Group
  5. Cyrus Capital

Companies founded

Recharge CapitalRecharge Foundation

Focus

fintech-enablementwomen's healthcaresynthetic biologysemiconductor-enablement

Education

Harvard University, A.B./S.M. in Applied MathematicsUniversity of Pennsylvania, M.B.A.Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A.

Also at Recharge Capital

John C. Lo
John C. LoManaging Partner
Margaret Wang
Margaret WangManaging Partner
Lawrence Wu
Lawrence WuPrincipal

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Who is Lorin Gu?

Lorin Gu is the founding partner of Recharge Capital, a thematic investment fund. He previously worked at Cyrus Capital and Blackstone Group, and founded Recharge Foundation.

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What did Lorin Gu do before Recharge Capital?

Blackstone Group; Cyrus Capital; the Blackstone Group; Cyrus Capital.

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