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Huican Zhu

Investor

Partner at Amino Capital

Saratoga, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

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About

Founder and Managing Partner at Amino Capital. He joined Google in 2000 as its first senior Chinese engineer and pioneered Google's image search, later serving as Chief Architect and GM of Infrastructure at Tencent from 2010 to 2012. He holds a PhD from UC Santa Barbara and sits on the boards of Weee!, the UC Santa Barbara Foundation, and Harker School.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Experience

  1. UC Santa BarbaraBoard Member, Foundation of University of California, Santa Barbaracurrent2018 — presentSanta Barbara County, California, United States
  2. Amino CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2016 — present346 Emerson St
  3. The Harker SchoolBoard of Fellowscurrent2015 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
  4. GoogleSoftware Engineer2012 — 2016
  5. TencentChief Architect, Search2010 — 2012
  6. GoogleEngineer2000 — 2010

Education

  1. UC Santa BarbaraDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science1995 — 2000
  2. Chinese Academy of SciencesMaster's degree, Applied Mathematics1992 — 1995
  3. Sun Yat-sen UniversityBachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics1988 — 1992

Same school

Also attended UC Santa Barbara179

Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners

+ 173 more

Also attended Chinese Academy of Sciences1

Lu WangInvestor at Foothill Ventures

Also attended Sun Yat-sen University14

Ragnar JongenInvestor at DN CapitalHenry ZhangInvestment Team (APAC) at NGC VenturesFabian GrunerInvestor at HV CapitalJohannesAssociate at 42CAPHongkai HeGeneral Partner at Taihill VentureDaniel PoeltInvestment Manager at BitStone Capital

+ 8 more

Shared employers

Also worked at UC Santa Barbara23

Erica DelamareInvestor at DaphniJustin FengSenior Associate at Atlas VentureMatthew StottsCo-founder and Partner at Cerulean VenturesTim ArnoldInvestor at Steamwork VenturesEmily SimsInvestor at VMG PartnersAlexander FangManaging Partner at Entrada Ventures

+ 17 more

Also worked at The Harker School4

Ajay ChopraGeneral Partner at Trinity VenturesAlex RenFounding Partner at FellowsJason MendelInvestment Team at Battery VenturesSreyas MisraInvestment Partner at Greenoaks

Also worked at Google1,078

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

+ 1,072 more

Also worked at Tencent27

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMichael K CheungInvestment at Makers FundMuzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage foundersKate WangAssociate at FinTech CollectiveLeonard TengAnalyst at DCM VenturesRandy LeeCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital

+ 21 more

Investments

Board seats

Weee!

Investor

AppFolio

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Amino Capital

Larry Li
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
Margaret Li
Chief AI Officer at Amino Capital
Sue Xu
Managing Partner at Amino Capital

Network3

Adam CraggScout
Partner at Osney Capital
Benjamin LevyScout
Partner, Co-Head of Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabs
Chun XiaScout
Founding Partner at TSVC

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