Fundraising Fox
Chao Xu
Former Principal at Wilshire Lane Capital
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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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
Skills & more
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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
- Who is Chao Xu?
- Principal at Wilshire Lane Capital
- What check size does Chao Xu write?
- Chao Xu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Chao Xu go to school?
- Chao Xu studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Real Estate); Northwestern University (BA, Economics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Wilshire Lane Capital1
Also worked at Tricon Capital Group1
Also worked at Citi1,526
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Also worked at Darby Private Equity, Franklin Templeton Investments69
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