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Eddie Lou

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Venture Partner at Mercury Fund · Board director at Mspbots · Chief Executive Officer at ShiftGig

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedShiftGig

Find your path to Eddie

283 people in our graph share verified history with Eddie — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Steven MillerunlockedEddie: together at OneGoal (2007–2018)
×2Eddie: together at Factor_
Eddie: together at OneGoal
Eddie: together at Reloshare

About

Mercury Venture Partner with deep experience as an entrepreneur and angel investor in the SMB/retail tech sector.

Board director at Mspbots

Intro paths

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In turn, Eddie can intro founders to Mspbots's investors below.

Mspbots's investors · 2

Mercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksService Provider CapitalVail

Co-founders at Mspbots

DWDaniel Wang
Daniel WangExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Chief Executive Officer at ShiftGig

Intro paths

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In turn, Eddie can intro founders to ShiftGig's investors below.

ShiftGig's investors · 2

Chicago VenturesChicago · $250K – $1M checksMethod CapitalChicago · $1M – $10M checks

Experience

  1. MSPbots.aiBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  2. CodaPet At Home Pet EuthanasiaCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. LemonlightBoard Director and Investorcurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  4. ReloShareAdvisor and Investorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  5. Glassbox MediaInvestor and Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  6. SongfinchInvestor and Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  7. Kin InsuranceInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  8. Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Fellow Cohort 6current2020 — present
  9. ClasskickAdvisor & Investorcurrent2020 — present
  10. Albert.ioBoard Directorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  11. JEL HoldingsPartnercurrent2017 — present
  12. OneGoalCo-Founder and National Board Directorcurrent2004 — presentChicago
  13. ChowbusBoard Director2017 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
  14. The Mom ProjectBoard Director and Investor2018 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
  15. humanpredictionsBoard Director and Investor2019 — 2024
  16. ShiftgigExecutive Chairman and Co-Founder2017 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
  17. ShiftgigCEO and Co-Founder2011 — 2017Chicago
  18. AvailAdvisor and Investor2020
  19. Factor_Advisor & Investor2019 — 2020
  20. Paro.ioStrategic Advisor and founding board member2016 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
  21. Valor Equity PartnersEIR2018 — 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States

Skills & more

Deal Sourcing1Due Diligence32

Languages Chinese

From Eddie's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AirstackHiLinkiAsk AiMoxieMSPbots.aiQuickllyReloshareRowanSafeHillSonero

Per curated public sources.

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

Allen MorganScout
Investor at Venture Sherpa/Active Angel Investor
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

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 Chief Executive Officer of ShiftGig and 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.
What companies did Eddie Lou found?
Eddie Lou founded ShiftGig.
What companies has Eddie Lou invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airstack, HiLink, iAsk Ai, Moxie, MSPbots.ai, Quicklly, Reloshare, Rowan, SafeHill, Sonero.
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).

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