Ren Du

Managing Director atHeuristic CapitalSan Francisco

LinkedIn Heuristic Capital website Firm profile

Ren Du is a physician turned investor and Managing Director, known for early-stage investments with multiple IPOs or acquisitions. She advises academic institutions and speaks on founder-aligned investing.

What Ren can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M

Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round

Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Heuristic Capital writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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

Career

Qihu 360, Inc. · director
Heuristic Capital Partners · Managing Director
Now

Focus

early-stage investmentsmedicinepublic healthcompany-building

Education

Sichuan University, MDYale University, MPH

Also at Heuristic Capital

Michael LiaoManaging Director

Shu CaoManaging Director

Partners like Ren

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Peter LeeGeneral Partner, Embark Ventures

Jamie RutledgeGeneral Partner, Bluelake

Ibrahim AjamiSenior Partner, Head of Ventures, Mubadala Capital Ventures

James WangGeneral Partner, Creative Ventures

Andrew KrowneManaging Director, Dolby Family Ventures

Lucio LanzaFounder & Managing Director, Lanza Tech Ventures

Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

Send Mode VC your deck

Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

Send your deck

Questions

Who is Ren Du?

How much does Ren Du invest?

Ren Du invests through Heuristic Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ren Du?

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

What did Ren Du do before Heuristic Capital?

director at Qihu 360, Inc..

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.