About
Lei Du is an Advisor to Sancus Ventures with more than a decade of experience across engineering, data science, and operations. He started his career at Microsoft working on search quality with deep neural networks, later built and led the data science and risk teams at Opendoor, and served as head of data at NewsBreak. He co-founded Huma Finance, which develops income-based DeFi products, and was a founding team member of Hupu.com during college.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Experience
- StealthCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Sancus VenturesPartner2022 — 2025Cupertino, CA
- Huma FinanceCo-Founder2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- News BreakHead of Data2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Opendoor.comHead of Pricing Engineering and Data Science2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftApplied Scientist Lead2009 — 2015
Education
- Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsMachine Learning & Information Retrieval
Skills & more
Python18C++16C#12C3Hadoop3MapReduce1SQL4Python (Programming Language)1Machine Learning29Data Analysis14Data Mining14Natural Language Processing5
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Information RetrievalAlgorithmsSoftware DevelopmentComputer ScienceSoftware EngineeringBig DataSoftware DesignScalabilityBig Data AnalyticsStatistical Data AnalysisCloud ComputingETLFrom Lei's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sancus Ventures
Angela Hsu
Vice President at Sancus Ventures
Lake Dai
Founder & Managing Partner at Sancus Ventures
Leo Liang
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Lily Zhang
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Riyaz Faizullabhoy
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Sherwin Wu
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Ted Nyman
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Yury Kapgan
Advisor at Sancus Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lei Du work?
- Lei Du is Advisor at Sancus Ventures.
- What does Lei Du invest in?
- Lei Du invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure.
Same school
Also attended Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications8
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth117
Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSusana RojasInvestor at Index VenturesCasber WangOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsZachary GinsburgVenture Partner, Calm Ventures at GaingelsArtia MoghbelInvestor at Draft Ventures Llc
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