Claire Zhang
InvestorPartner at Heroic Ventures · Finance & Operations Lead at HG Ventures
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Claire Zhang is Vice President, New Ventures at The Heritage Group, working in venture capital at HG Ventures. She has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Apple, WisdomTools, and Plug and Play. Her areas of focus include private equity, venture capital, corporate development, and business development.
Experience
- Verdict CapitalPartner & CFOcurrent2026 — present
- CoFina.aiCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentPalo alto
- modelcode.ai, Inc.Chief Financial Officercurrent2023 — present
- Heroic VenturesPartner & CFOcurrent2025 — present
- Heroic VenturesPrincipal & Head of Finance2022 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- Heroic VenturesVC Associate & Finance Lead2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- Heroic VenturesFinance and Accounting Manager2019 — 2021Palo Alto
- Poynt by GoDaddySenior Accountant (Acquired by GoDaddy)2018 — 2019Palo Alto
- EYAssurance Associate2017 — 2018303 S Almaden Blvd #1000, San Jose, CA 95110
- EYAssurance Intern2016303 S Almaden Blvd #1000, San Jose, CA 95110
- EYEmerging Leaders Program Selected Participant2015San Jose
Skills & more
Financial Analysis4Corporate Finance4Event Planning6Strategic Communications4Entrepreneurship4Accounting4Data Analysis3Research3accounting3financial reporting3Revenue Recognition3Auditing2
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Financial ReportingStudent LeadershipTime ManagementNetSuiteFinTechMonthly Close ProcessSocial NetworkingU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointMicrosoft OfficeLanguages English · Mandarin
- VC University (Startup@BerkeleyLaw and National Venture Capital Association) — VC University
- CPA — California Board of Accountancy
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Colleagues at Heroic Ventures
Arch H.
Investor at Heroic Ventures
Cynthia Tjen
General Partner at Heroic Ventures
Erin Rosenthal
General Partner at Heroic Ventures
Mateo Johnson
General Partner at Heroic Ventures
Matt Robinson
Managing Partner and Founder at Heroic Ventures
Michael Fertik
Managing Partner and Founder at Heroic Ventures
Michael Silverstein
General Partner at Heroic Ventures
Nicholas Reymond
Investor at Heroic Ventures
Network4
Arch H.
Investor at Heroic Ventures
Itai Maron
Venture Partner at Heroic Ventures
Michael Fertik
Managing Partner and Founder at Heroic Ventures
Nicholas Reymond
Investor at Heroic Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Claire Zhang?
- Claire Zhang is Vice President, New Ventures at The Heritage Group, working in venture capital at HG Ventures. She has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Apple, WisdomTools, and Plug and Play. Her areas of focus include private equity, venture capital, corporate development, and business development.
- Where does Claire Zhang work?
- Claire Zhang is Partner at Heroic Ventures.
- What check size does Claire Zhang write?
- Claire Zhang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Claire Zhang go to school?
- Claire Zhang studied at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (Bachelor of Science - BS, Majors: Finance, Accounting, Minor: Economics); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Strategic CFO).
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