About
Senior principal at Blumberg Capital leading growth investing. Previously anchored growth equity/crossover investing at Premji Invest (Navan, Canva, Chainalysis) and was a senior investor at Citi Ventures (Honey, OnDot Systems, Grab, Hopper, DriveWealth). Earlier held a monetization analytics role at Meta and worked in management consulting. Holds Mathematics and Finance degrees from MIT and an MBA from Wharton.
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Experience
- Pipe17Board Observercurrent2025 β present
- HydrolixInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Angle HealthInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- BioCatchInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Blumberg CapitalHead of Venture Growth Fundcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WorkJamBoard Observercurrent2024 β present
- PonteraInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- CanvaInvestor2024
- NavanInvestor2022 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Premji Invest - USPrincipal2021 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- ChainalysisInvestor2021 β 2024
- DriveWealthInvestor2021
- HopperBoard Observer2020 β 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Even FinancialBoard Observer2019 β 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- DigitBoard Observer2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- FastPayBoard Observer2019 β 2021
- RoofstockInvestor2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- ZΕ«mInvestor2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Ondot Systems, Inc.Board Observer2018 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- UJETBoard Observer2018 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- GrabInvestor2018 β 2021Singapore
- CitiSenior Vice President, Venture Investing Team2016 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Honey (joinhoney.com)Board Observer2018 β 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Canaan PartnersInvestment Professional2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- FacebookProduct Marketing Manager (Product Marketing)2013 β 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- FacebookPricing and Yield Mgmt Lead (Monetization Analytics)2011 β 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- Essex Lake GroupAssociate2009 β 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
- Gotham Consulting PartnersBusiness Analyst2008 β 2009Greater New York City Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2007New York City Metropolitan Area
- JPMorganInvestment Banking Analyst2007New York City Metropolitan Area
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementAssociate Researcher2004 β 2006Greater Boston
Skills & more
Valuation3Business Strategy5Strategy22Financial Modeling7Analytics12Management Consulting8MonetizationProduct LaunchProduct DevelopmentFixed Income1Leadership1Cross-functional Team Leadership1
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Start-upsPortfolio ManagementProduct MarketingLanguages Chinese
From Jimmy's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
DriveWealthGrabHoneyHopperOnDot Systems
Investor
CanvaChainalysisNavan
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Blumberg Capital
Alejandro Hill
Analyst at Blumberg Capital
Angela Villanueva-Olson
Executive Assistant and Office Coordinator at Blumberg Capital
Ben Lewis
Investor at Blumberg Capital
Brenna Kuan
Chief of Staff at Blumberg Capital
Bruce Taragin
Managing Director at Blumberg Capital
David J. Blumberg
Founder and Managing Partner of Blumberg Capital
Deann Sonoda
VP of Marketing and Communications at Blumberg Capital
Debora Tomlin
Advisor at Blumberg Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jimmy Zhu?
- Senior principal at Blumberg Capital leading growth investing. Previously anchored growth equity/crossover investing at Premji Invest (Navan, Canva, Chainalysis) and was a senior investor at Citi Ventures (Honey, OnDot Systems, Grab, Hopper, DriveWealth). Earlier held a monetization analytics role at Meta and worked in management consulting. Holds Mathematics and Finance degrees from MIT and an MBA from Wharton.
- Where does Jimmy Zhu work?
- Jimmy Zhu is Senior Principal at Blumberg Capital.
- What boards does Jimmy Zhu sit on?
- Jimmy Zhu holds tracked board seats at DriveWealth, Grab, Honey, Hopper, OnDot Systems.
- What companies has Jimmy Zhu invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Canva, Chainalysis, Navan.
- Where did Jimmy Zhu go to school?
- Jimmy Zhu studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Mathematics); MIT Sloan School of Management (S.B., Managment Science).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
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Shared employers
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