Despite Lu Zhang’s accelerated path from researcher to founder to investor — by age 30 —she still reveals how she feels like a failure everyday! This episode is one you’d want to tune into.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Intro
03:50 – Why Stanford material science?
07:57 – Lu’s passion for healthcare
10:00 – Diabetes detection, her pathway to her first exit
16:20 – Multiple rejections: Lu ticking all the wrong boxes
22:38 – Deeptech focus not an easy decision
26:00 – Fusion Fund’s thesis: a move away from DTC to core technology in deeptech
33:15 – Impact of the pandemic on investment velocity
40:11 – How founders should choose their investors
40:58 – Billion Dollar Questions
About Lu Zhang:
Lu Zhang, Founder and Managing Partner of Fusion Fund, is a renowned Silicon Valley based investor, a serial entrepreneur, and a Stanford Engineering alumna. Lu is a World Economic Forum (Davos) Young Global Leader and was recently selected as a Best 25 Female Investor by Business Insider. She has also garnered other accolades including the Featured Honoree in VC of Forbes 30 Under 30, Silicon Valley Women of Influence, and Town & Country 50 Modern Swans – Entrepreneurship Influencer. Lu is also on the Jury Board of Cartier Young Leader Award.
Prior to starting Fusion Fund, she was the Founder and CEO of a medical device company focused on non-invasive technology for the early diagnosis of Type II diabetes (acq. 2013).
Lu is a frequent speaker at tech events and conferences such as Davos Economic Forum, Future Investment Initiative (FII), Forbes, Web Summit, SuperReturn, etc. and also serves as a mentor and advisor to several tech innovation programs in Silicon Valley. Lu is the board member of the Youth Council of Future Forum and Future Science Award. She received her M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
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