About
Lan Xuezhao is the founder and Managing Partner of Basis Set, an AI-focused venture fund with over half a billion dollars in assets under management. Her early investments include Quince, Scale, Drata, Path, Workstream, Ergeon, and CuspAI. Prior to founding Basis Set, she worked in Corporate Development at Dropbox and at McKinsey, and she has an academic background with ongoing research through Pascal.
Founder at Basis Set
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Basis Set's investors · 8
Basis Set VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Cowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checks · since 2026FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks · since 2024Peak XV PartnersTrianon · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025PHX VenturesTempe · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Pivotal VenturesSeattle · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Experience
- Basis SetFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- QuinceBoard Observer, Seed Investorcurrent2018 — present
- OpenArt AIBoard Member, Seed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- CuspAIBoard Observer, Seed Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Scale AIAngel investorcurrent2016 — present
- Mem0Board Director, Seed investorcurrent2024 — present
- Path Robotics, Inc (We're Hiring!)Seed Investorcurrent2018 — present
- ErgeonBoard Member, Seed Investorcurrent2018 — present
- RasaSeed Investorcurrent2017 — present
- DropboxHead of Corporate Development Strategy2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager (M&S/TMT)2010 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- EscalaKidFounder and CEO2008 — 2010Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- University of MichiganInstructor for advanced statistics2008Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- University of MichiganTA for advanced statistics, PhD level2007 — 2008Ann Arbor
- University of MichiganTeaching Assistant2006 — 2007Ann Arbor
Skills & more
StatisticsAnalyticsCRMData AnalysisMarket ResearchManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipEmerging MarketsStart-upsStructural Equation ModelingHigh-Tech Industry
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lan Xuezhao?
- Lan Xuezhao is the founder and Managing Partner of Basis Set, an AI-focused venture fund with over half a billion dollars in assets under management. Her early investments include Quince, Scale, Drata, Path, Workstream, Ergeon, and CuspAI. Prior to founding Basis Set, she worked in Corporate Development at Dropbox and at McKinsey, and she has an academic background with ongoing research through Pascal.
- Where does Lan Xuezhao work?
- Lan Xuezhao is Founder of Basis Set.
- What companies did Lan Xuezhao found?
- Lan Xuezhao founded Basis Set.
- Where did Lan Xuezhao go to school?
- Lan Xuezhao studied at University of Michigan (MA, Statistics); University of Michigan (Doctor of Philosophy); Harvard University (Post-doc Fellow).
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Also attended Harvard University1,552
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Shared employers
Also worked at Quince6
Also worked at CuspAI10
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Also worked at Scale AI78
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