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James Luo

Investor

General Partner at CapitalG · Board director at Celero Communications · Board director at nEye Systems

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Laura BuhlerunlockedJames: together at McKinsey & Company (2012)
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James: together at CapitalG
×3James: together at Advent International

About

James Luo brings security and infrastructure expertise and hands-on founder support, publicly speaking on zero trust and API security, and evaluates products by how they change workflows inside large enterprises.

Invests in

ConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Princeton University Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA)
Awards
James Luo was a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School.
Hobbies
James Luo enjoys traveling and snowboarding, and watching movies at home with his family.

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Board director at Celero Communications

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Celero Communications's investors · 5

Atreides ManagementBoston · since 2025CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2025Maverick SiliconSan Francisco · since 2025Sutter Hill VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Valor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2025

Co-founders at Celero Communications

OAOscar Agazzi
Oscar AgazziExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at nEye Systems

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nEye Systems's investors · 6

CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2025M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksMicron VenturesSan Jose · since 2025NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Socratic PartnersBoston · since 2025Sutter Hill VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checks

Co-founders at nEye Systems

MWMing Wu
Ming WuDirector
TJ
Tae Joon SeokExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. CapitalGGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California
  2. Viking Global InvestorsInvestor2017New York, New York
  3. Advent InternationalInvestor2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  4. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2012 — 2014

Skills & more

Valuation5Economics4Financial Modeling3Strategy3Mergers & Acquisitions2Private Equity3Due Diligence3Corporate Finance1Microsoft Excel1Business Strategy2Management ConsultingMerger Management
+8 moreExcelPowerPointJavaMatlabStataInformation TechnologySoftwareGrowth Investing

Languages Chinese · English

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Investments

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AlphaSenseArmisCelero CommunicationsCrowdstrikeDataikuDTEXEmpower SemiconductorExpelNeyeOrca Security

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at CapitalG

Adam Naor
Investor at CapitalG
Alex Nichols
Investor at CapitalG
Alex Tran
Investor at CapitalG
Alice Yang
Investor at CapitalG
Alli McKulla
Investor at CapitalG
Allison Caragan
Executive Business Partner at CapitalG
Andy Chu
Director of Tax at CapitalG
Army Tunjaicon
Vice President at CapitalG

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Luo?
James Luo brings security and infrastructure expertise and hands-on founder support, publicly speaking on zero trust and API security, and evaluates products by how they change workflows inside large enterprises.
Where does James Luo work?
James Luo is General Partner at CapitalG and Board director at Celero Communications and Board director at nEye Systems.
What does James Luo invest in?
James Luo invests in Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What check size does James Luo write?
James Luo typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has James Luo invested in?
Investments tracked here include AlphaSense, Armis, Celero Communications, Crowdstrike, Dataiku, DTEX, Empower Semiconductor, Expel, Neye, Orca Security, AlphaSense, Celero Communications, and 4 more.
Where did James Luo go to school?
James Luo studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA) with High Distinction, Baker Scholar); Princeton University (A.B. Summa Cum Laude, Economics, Certificates in Applications of Computing and Finance).
What awards has James Luo received?
James Luo was a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School.
Does James Luo lead rounds?
Yes — James Luo has led 10 tracked investments.

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