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Joseph Lau

Investor

Investor at Alchemy Ventures

Stanford, California

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

Experience

  1. AlchemyCofounder / Presidentcurrent2025 — present
  2. AlchemyCofounder / CTO2017 — 2025
  3. Down To LunchCofounder2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. PinterestSoftware Engineer2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant / Head Teaching Assistant2011 — 2013
  6. GoogleAssociate Technology Manager Intern2011Mountain View, CA
  7. Stanford UniversityCS198 Section Leader2009 — 2011
  8. LinkedInSoftware Engineer Intern2010

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBS, Computer Science2007 — 2011
  2. Stanford UniversityMS, Computer Science
  3. Mountain View High School

Skills & more

Java9Python2Hadoop1MySQL5JavaScript13Ruby on Rails4Objective-C2C++1Databases1Hibernate1iOS1Web Applications3
+5 moreWeb DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsUser ExperienceObject Oriented DesignProgramming

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Joseph Lau work?
Joseph Lau is Investor at Alchemy Ventures.
What check size does Joseph Lau write?
Joseph Lau typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia855

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore

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Mountain View High School mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kirk HollandFounded TeamSnapArchish ArunStudentFounded cocreateSaahil SundaresanMountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictFounded Syntropy

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended Mountain View High School6

Maxim KaroubiInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersDevin StearnsPrincipal at Long Ridge Equity PartnersKirk HollandManaging Partner at Access Venture PartnersMeghan BayExecutive Assistant at WingArchish ArunFounder at CocreateSaahil SundaresanFounder at Syntropy

Shared employers

Also worked at Alchemy17

Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJKevin SpainGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersAlicia GarabedianVice President at Left Lane Capital

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Also worked at Down To Lunch1

Nikil ViswanathanCo-Founder and CEO at Alchemy

Also worked at Pinterest62

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAaron RuPrincipal at RET VenturesJeff ChangInvestor at Vertex Venture Management Pte. Ltd.

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Also worked at Stanford University650

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanEngineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures

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