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Ann Lai

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General Partner at Skeleton Key SciTech · Board director at Dopple · Board director at Hemster

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $600K – $2M checks · typically $1.2M

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About

Ann Lai is Managing Partner at Skeleton Key. She holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Physics and master's and doctoral degrees in Applied Mathematics and Engineering Sciences from Harvard. She has spent over a decade applying quantitative methods and data analytics to develop business strategies, with particular focus on early-stage company evaluation.

Board director at Dopple

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Dopple's investors · 3

Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checks · since 2021Caucasus VenturesBaku · since 2021Precursor VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checks · since 2021

Board director at Hemster

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Hemster's investors · 6

Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checks · since 2019FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2019Hustle FundSan Carlos · $150K checks · since 2019The FundAustin · $50K – $250K checks · since 2019Utopian VenturesSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checks · since 2019Wocstar CapitalNew York · $50K – $1M checks · since 2019

Experience

  1. Skeleton KeyManaging Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. Bullpen CapitalGeneral Partner2020 — 2023
  3. Self-EmployedAdvisor2016 — 2020
  4. Binary CapitalPrincipal2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  5. StyleSeatHead of Strategic Growth2014San Francisco Bay Area
  6. TapingoDirector of Growth2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  7. Riot GamesSenior Business Analyst, Business Intelligence2012 — 2013Santa Monica, CA
  8. Investment Technology Group, Inc.Senior Researcher, Research & Development, Investment Research2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. iQorAVP, Analytics2010 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. CampusPrepBusiness Development Manager2007 — 2009

Skills & more

Quantitative Research13Analytics25

Languages English · Mandarin Chinese

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Investments

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DropGenieFanimalHappsHypeNanomePINATARoofr

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Network7

Brad CoronaScout
Founder of Vertical Venture Partners, backing vertical, industry-specific technology companies
Duncan DavidsonScout
General Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen Capital
Eric WiesenScout
General Partner at Bullpen Capital
Anna Zakharchenko
Analyst at Bullpen Capital
James Conlon
Partner at Bullpen Capital
Richard Melmon
Emeritus Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen Capital
Wenz Xing
Principal at Permanent Capital Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ann Lai?
Ann Lai is Managing Partner at Skeleton Key. She holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Physics and master's and doctoral degrees in Applied Mathematics and Engineering Sciences from Harvard. She has spent over a decade applying quantitative methods and data analytics to develop business strategies, with particular focus on early-stage company evaluation.
Where does Ann Lai work?
Ann Lai is General Partner at Skeleton Key SciTech and Board director at Dopple and Board director at Hemster.
What check size does Ann Lai write?
Ann Lai typically writes checks of $600K – $2M.
What companies has Ann Lai invested in?
Investments tracked here include DropGenie, Fanimal, Happs, Hype, Nanome, PINATA, Roofr.
Where did Ann Lai go to school?
Ann Lai studied at Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Ph.D., Engineering Sciences); Harvard University (S.M., Applied Mathematics); Harvard University (A.B., Chemistry and Physics).

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