Chao Xu
InvestorPrincipal at Wilshire Lane Capital
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- Lasso CapitalVice President2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Wilshire Lane CapitalPrincipal2021 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Wilshire Lane CapitalInvestor2020 — 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- Tricon Capital GroupAssociate2016 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
- Tricon Capital GroupInvestment Analyst2014 — 2016San Francisco, California, United States
- CitiAnalyst2013 — 2014Chicago, Illinois, United States
- CitiSummer Analyst2012Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Darby Private Equity, Franklin Templeton InvestmentsSummer Analyst2011Shanghai, China
- Foundation for Sustainable DevelopmentConsultant2010Jinja, Uganda
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Real Estate
- Northwestern UniversityBA, Economics
Skills & more
Economics20Investment Banking8Research8Statistics4Data Analysis8Finance3Valuation4Financial Modeling16Financial Analysis5Stata12Microsoft Word5Microsoft Office17
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EnglishLanguages English · Mandarin Chinese · Shanghainese
- Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Series 63 — FINRA
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Chao Xu work?
- Chao Xu is Principal at Wilshire Lane Capital.
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- Chao Xu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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