Eddie Lou
InvestorVenture Partner at Mercury Fund · Board director at Mspbots
Chicago, Illinois
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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264 people in our graph share verified history with Eddie — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jeffrey PaineunlockedEddie: together at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF) (2020–2026)
Eddie: together at Chowbus
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Eddie: together at Valor Equity Partners
About
Mercury Venture Partner with deep experience as an entrepreneur and angel investor in the SMB/retail tech sector.
Board director at Mspbots
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Mspbots's investors · 2
Co-founders at Mspbots
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Daniel WangExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- MSPbots.aiBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- CodaPet At Home Pet EuthanasiaCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- LemonlightBoard Director and Investorcurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- ReloShareAdvisor and Investorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Glassbox MediaInvestor and Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- SongfinchInvestor and Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- Kin InsuranceInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Fellow Cohort 6current2020 — present
- ClasskickAdvisor & Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Albert.ioBoard Directorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- JEL HoldingsPartnercurrent2017 — present
- OneGoalCo-Founder and National Board Directorcurrent2004 — presentChicago
- ChowbusBoard Director2017 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
- The Mom ProjectBoard Director and Investor2018 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
- humanpredictionsBoard Director and Investor2019 — 2024
- ShiftgigExecutive Chairman and Co-Founder2017 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
- ShiftgigCEO and Co-Founder2011 — 2017Chicago
- AvailAdvisor and Investor2020
- Factor_Advisor & Investor2019 — 2020
- Paro.ioStrategic Advisor and founding board member2016 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- Valor Equity PartnersEIR2018 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
Skills & more
Deal Sourcing1Due Diligence32
Languages Chinese
From Eddie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mercury Fund
Adrian Barwinski
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Andrew Clark
Director at Texas Ventures
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner at Mercury Fund
Network8
David BohnettScout
Founder at Baroda Ventures
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Howard MorganScout
Early-internet and database researcher; founding Renaissance president; Idealab investor; First Round co-founder; B Capital chair
Jason GoldbergScout
Advisor at PLG Works
David Beazley
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder at Symbolic Capital
Shawn Lim
Founder & Partner at Artichoke Capital
Sonia Nagar
Partner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital
Investors connected to Eddie in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eddie Lou?
- Mercury Venture Partner with deep experience as an entrepreneur and angel investor in the SMB/retail tech sector.
- Where does Eddie Lou work?
- Eddie Lou is Venture Partner at Mercury Fund and Board director at Mspbots.
- What check size does Eddie Lou write?
- Eddie Lou typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Eddie Lou go to school?
- Eddie Lou studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (MBA, Finance); Washington University in St. Louis (BS, Mechanical Engineering); Bartlesville High School (High School).
Founder mafias
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Eric LeuthardtMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Inner Cosmos +3Sean AinsworthMBAFounded RetroSense Therapeutics +1Ryan RichtMBAFounded Well Principled +1Kimberly Moos (Bridges), PMPExecutive Women's Leadership ProgramFounded Cotton Cuts +1Greg WaldbaumMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded 3D Lacrosse +1Jonathan GudaiBSBAFounded Adomni +1
+ 10 more
Mercury Fund mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Erik HuddlestonVenture AdvisorFounded Trendkite +1Heath ButlerPartnerFounded OttoKurt AbrahamsonVenture AdvisorFounded PredactivChantell PrestonVenture AdvisorFounded Mentis Neuro RehabilitationPaul SchautVenture AdvisorFounded Label insightOmair TariqVenture AdvisorFounded Cart Com
+ 4 more
Kin Insurance mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
ShiftGig mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Valor Equity Partners mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School86
Shawn MahoneySenior Advisor at RET VenturesSteve BrotmanManaging Partner, Founder at Alpha PartnersElyse RossiDirector of Finance Operations at Red Cell IncubationJ. Spencer FinneyPartner at Sage CapitalSean AinsworthBiotech CEO at FemHealth VenturesAaron SamuelsInvestor, Entrepreneur, Artist, Storyteller
+ 80 more
Also attended Washington University in St. Louis274
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauMark LevinRetired Founding Partner at Third Rock VenturesJess OynickHead of Talent at Union Square Ventures (USV)Andrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsDavid GoadSenior Associate, Strategic Investment at Echo Health Ventures
+ 268 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Songfinch2
Also worked at Chowbus7
Arne HallerakerPartner at FJ LabsHarley MillerManaging Partner and CEO at Left Lane CapitalJay ParkCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Prysm CapitalMatt RobertsCo-Founder and Partner at Prysm CapitalKerry WeiPrincipal at Prysm CapitalDenny HuaVice President at Prysm Capital
+ 1 more
