Where does Lori Hu work?

Lori Hu is Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC.

What check size does Lori Hu write?

Lori Hu typically writes checks of $100K – $200K.

What companies has Lori Hu invested in?

Investments tracked here include BlackThorn Therapeutics, Indapta Therapeutics, Neuspera Medical, Inc., SonoThera.

Where did Lori Hu go to school?

Lori Hu studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (Master's Degree, International Studies); Duke University (Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering).

Lori Hu

Investor

Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $200K checks · typically $150K

Find your path to Lori

149 people in our graph share verified history with Lori — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sahil ChopraunlockedLori: together at Vertex Ventures HC (2019–2025)

×3Lori: together at Vertex Ventures HC

×2Lori: together at Neuspera Medical, Inc.

×2Lori: together at S.R. One Ltd

Contact· published on Lori's own website

lhu@vertexventureshc.com

Experience

Vertex Ventures HCManaging Directorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
TORL BioTherapeutics, LLCBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
SonoTheraBoard Directorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Palleon PharmaceuticalsBoard Directorcurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston
Neuspera Medical Inc.Board Directorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Elevation OncologyBoard Director2019 — 2024New York, New York, United States
Ivantis, IncBoard Observer2015 — 2022Irvine, CA
BlackThorn TherapeuticsBoard Director2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
S.R. One LtdVC Associate2014 — 2015Greater Boston
Bristol-Myers SquibbAssociate Director, Business Development2012 — 2013Shanghai, China
AccentureManagement Consultant2007 — 2011New York, NY

Skills & more

Greater China1Venture Capital17Corporate Development8Business Strategy12Emerging Markets8Mergers & Acquisitions6China Business Development5Business Development7Licensing4Biotechnology5Management Consulting6Lifesciences1

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MergersGrowth StrategiesMedical DevicesAcquisitionsLife SciencesFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceStrategyPharmaceutical Industry

Languages Chinese

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Investments

Investor

BlackThorn TherapeuticsIndapta Therapeutics Neuspera Medical, Inc.SonoThera

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Vertex Ventures HC

Christine Brennan

Investment Committee Member at Pathway to Cures

Jeff Schlosser

Investor at Vertex Ventures US

Yoh-Chie LU

Venture Partner at Vertex Ventures HC

Network1

Brian Halak

Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital

Investors connected to Lori in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lori Hu?: Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC
Where does Lori Hu work?: Lori Hu is Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC.
What check size does Lori Hu write?: Lori Hu typically writes checks of $100K – $200K.
What companies has Lori Hu invested in?: Investments tracked here include BlackThorn Therapeutics, Indapta Therapeutics, Neuspera Medical, Inc., SonoThera.
Where did Lori Hu go to school?: Lori Hu studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania (Master's Degree, International Studies); Duke University (Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering).

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School2,000

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Also attended The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania63

Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investments María de Lera AuerspergInvestor at Kfund Kent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES Cristobal De AtuchaPrincipal at FinTech Collective Dan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart Ventures Stephen SnyderManaging Director, Head of Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue Ventures

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Also attended Duke University941

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of Mischief Julie YangVice President at Investcorp Ayaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Palleon Pharmaceuticals7

Katarina PancePrincipal at SR One Capital Management NikolaInvestment Committee Member at ACF Investors Nikola TrbovicManaging Partner at SV Health Investors Dr. Jens EcksteinAdvisor at Apollo Health Ventures Ross LeimbergFounder / EIR at 82VS Deepa PakianathanGeneral Partner at Delphi Ventures

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Also worked at Neuspera Medical Inc.8

Mudit K. JainInvestor at Treo Ventures, Llc Tracy PappasInvestor at Treo Ventures, Llc Adam E. FineGeneral Partner & CEO at Windham Capital Partners Shaleen DevgunInvestor at TitletownTech Juan-Pablo MasPartner at Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.Imran EbaPartner at Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.

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Also worked at Elevation Oncology3

Sahil ChopraPrincipal at Vertex Ventures HC Tim ClacksonFounder at IDRx AMY C. CAVERSExecutive Officer at Verastem

Also worked at S.R. One Ltd30

Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi Jake BauerVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners Aleks Radovic-MorenoPartner at Longwood Fund Vikas GoyalPartner at Longwood Fund Simeon J. GeorgeFounder & CEO at SR One Capital Management Rajeev DadooCOO & Managing Partner at SR One Capital Management

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