Investing Profile
Dave Lu(533)
FounderInvestorOperatorVC
Founder and Managing Partner at Hyphen Capital
hyphencap.comSan Francisco, California
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NewCo Network
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
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The Wharton School Network
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The Wharton School Network
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cbCurrent Investing Position
Hyphen Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$500K
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Dave Lu's Experience
Member YPO2021 - Present
Advisory Board Member, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Smithsonian InstitutionPresent
Co-Organizer Stand with Asian AmericansPresent
Founder and Managing Partner Hyphen CapitalPresent
Co-founder & President ExpoPresent
VP of Marketing LuxePresent
CEO and Founder FanpopPresent
Product Marketing Manager (Pure Digital Technologies) CiscoPresent
Senior Manager, Product Strategy eBayPresent
Product Marketing Manager (MBA Intern) ApplePresent
Senior Associate Sony Corporation of AmericaPresent
Product Manager Yahoo!Present
Business Analyst Deloitte ConsultingPresent
Member AAAIMPresent
Executive Producer 38 at the GardenPresent
Co-Founder of Asian Leadership Center Corporate EdgePresent
Product Marketing Manager (Pure Digital Technologies) CloudLockPresent
Product Marketing Manager (MBA Intern) Apple RetailPresent
Investor Sandbox VRPresent
Investor SafeBase (Acquired by Drata)Present
Investor GammaPresent
Investor OddityPresent
Co-founder & President Expo (formerly Pared)Present
Seed Investor SafeBase (Acquired by Drata)Present
Member Gold HousePresent
Investor MìLàPresent
Seed Investor PryPresent
Investor NexPresent
Investor SanzoPresent
Investor PersonaPresent
Investor Formation BioPresent
Co-Founder Stand with Asian AmericansPresent
Executive Producer NewCoPresent
Senior Associate SonyPresent
Business Analyst DeloittePresent
Seed Investor OddityPresent
Executive Producer Nepasoft solutionsPresent
Product Manager yahooPresent
Dave Lu's Education
University of Pennsylvania Bachelor’s of Science in Economics (The Wharton School) Finance and Strategic Management
The Wharton School Bachelor’s Degree Finance and Strategic Management
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The Wharton School Bachelor’s Degree
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School BS Finance and Strategic Management
Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA
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