Michelle Lu

Michelle Lu

Principal, Investment atHuman CapitalCalifornia

Michelle Lu is Principal, Investment at Human Capital. Human Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm that builds and invests in companies.

What Michelle can write

Writes checks of$250K to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Human Capital writes $250K to $30M+ checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Human Capital.

Focus

multi-stage

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Who is Michelle Lu?

Michelle Lu is Principal, Investment at Human Capital. Human Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm that builds and invests in companies.

How much does Michelle Lu invest?

Michelle Lu invests through Human Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Michelle Lu?

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

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