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Xuhui Shao

Partner atFoothill VenturesFirm active Sep 23silicon valley
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Xuhui Shao is a venture investor at Foothill Ventures focusing on enterprise software, AI applications, and cross-disciplinary sensor/data/automation stacks. He holds a PhD in EECS from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree in Automation from Tsinghua University.

What Xuhui can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
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Career

  1. Foothill Ventures
    Now
  2. Turn · Founding technologist
  3. ID Analytics · Founding technologist
  4. Yahoo · VP-II Engineering
  5. Foothill Ventures · Founding Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Foothill VenturesTurnID Analytics

Investments named in public bios

Plus.AIWeride.AICertik

Focus

enterprise softwareai applicationscross-disciplinary sensor/data/automation stacksdeep-techAIAI Infrastructure

Education

Tsinghua University, AutomationUniversity of Minnesota, PhD in EECSTsinghuaU of Minnesota, PhD

Also at Foothill Ventures

Jinlin WangPartner
Max Von PoelnitzPartner
Michael JinPartner
Lu Wang
Lu WangInvestor
Charles LingInvestor
Sophia YuInvestor
Theresa DaiInvestor

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Wally WangFounding Partner, SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)
Andrew ConradGeneral Partner, Section 32
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Somu SubramaniamManaging Partner, New Science Ventures
Eli ColePartner (Sourcing & Diligence), Hyperlink
Murray RodeGeneral Partner, Bow Capital
Akira KurabayashiManaging Partner / Head of Japan, DNX Ventures

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Who is Xuhui Shao?

Xuhui Shao is a venture investor at Foothill Ventures focusing on enterprise software, AI applications, and cross-disciplinary sensor/data/automation stacks. He holds a PhD in EECS from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree in Automation from Tsinghua University.

How much does Xuhui Shao invest?

Foothill Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Xuhui Shao?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Xuhui in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Foothill Ventures backed works better.

What did Xuhui Shao do before Foothill Ventures?

Founding technologist at Turn; Founding technologist at ID Analytics; VP-II Engineering at Yahoo.

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