Investing Profile

Chang Xu(30)

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Partner at Basis Set Ventures
basisset.ventures/teamSan Francisco, California
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8 Investors

Connected to Michael Ma (Liquid 2 Ventures), Kevin Zhang (Upfront Ventures), Mark Suster (Upfront Ventures), and 5 other investors on Signal.

Networks Chang is a member of
Harvard Business School Network
507 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
402 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Corporation Network
86 CONNECTIONS
The Boston Consulting Group Network
48 CONNECTIONS
The Boston Consulting Group Network
48 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Basis Set Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.0M
Investments On Record
8
Current Fund Size
$136M

Chang Xu is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Chang Xu's Investments On Record (5)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Spuree
SeedApr 2025$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Brentt Baltimore (Greycroft), Ishan Sinha (Human Capital)
Orchest
SeedOct 2021$4M
$4M
Octane
SeedAug 2021$2M
$290M
Co-investors: Jason Warner (Redpoint Ventures), Luis Valdich (Citi Ventures), Matt Gorin (Contour Venture Partners), Peter Bordes (Trajectory Ventures), Ash Egan (Archetype), Cameron Winklevoss (Winklevoss Capital), Tyler Winklevoss (Gemini Israeli Ventures), Jessica Lin (Work-Bench), James Fitzgerald (Valar Ventures), Andrew McCormack (Valar Ventures), Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures), Laila Hassan (500 Global), Arash Ferdowsi, Nitay Joffe, Balaji Srinivasan
Workstream
Series BAug 2021$48M
Series AMay 2020$10M
SeedApr 2018
$120M
Co-investors: Dan Rose (Coatue), Lan Xuezhao (Basis Set Ventures), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Anna Khan (CRV), Jack Altman (Benchmark), Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Andy Chen (Coatue), Binh Tran (Ascend Vietnam Ventures), Hans Tung (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Neil Sirni (Proximity Ventures), Stephen Francis (Arrive), Jay Simons (Bond), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Joel Peterson (Peterson Partners), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Theresa Johnson (Uncommon Ventures), Tony Xu, Bernard Arnault, Frederic Kerrest, Claire Hughes Johnson, Mathilde Collin, Jenna Hannon, Arash Ferdowsi
Whist
SeedNov 2020$3M
Pre SeedApr 2020$770K
$3.8M
Co-investors: Sam Lessin (Slow Ventures), Ali Partovi (Minttown), Michael Stoppelman (Xtripe Angels), Chauncey Hamilton (XYZ Venture Capital), Peter Boyce II (Stellation Capital)

most interested in

Human capital development (edtech, higher ed, consumer toys, non-traditional education); AI / ML; marketplaces; consumer brands, products & services

not interested in

Gaming, life sciences, non-tech-enabled businesses

Chang Xu's Experience

Principal Upfront Ventures2016 - 2019
Product Manager Minerva Project2015 - 2015
Consultant The Boston Consulting Group2013 - 2014
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Sunshine Library (re-branded 光合新知)2012 - 2013
Associate The Boston Consulting Group2010 - 2012
Quantitative Trader Jane Street Capital2009 - 2009
Program Manager (Product Manager) Microsoft Corporation2008 - 2008

Chang Xu's Education

Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Harvard University Bachelor’s Degree