About
Lu Cheng is cofounder and CTO of Zip, a B2B spend platform. Previously, he spent six years at Airbnb, where he led engineering for Airbnb Experiences.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- l•••@ziphq.comreveal90% confident
- l•••@ziphq.comreveal75% confident
Founder at ZipYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Lu went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Zip's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Lu can intro founders to Zip's investors below.
Zip's investors · 12
Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checksAlkeon InnovationNew YorkBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2023Fjor FoundersLos AngelesNight CapitalCapitolaStandard CapitalSan FranciscoSV AngelSan FranciscoTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2023Todd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checksTwenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Zip
RZ
Rujul ZapardeFounder
LD
Larry DiamondExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- ZipCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirbnbHead of Engineering, Airbnb Experiences2017 — 2020
- AirbnbEngineering Manager2017
- AirbnbSoftware Engineer2015 — 2017
- AirbnbSoftware Engineer2014 — 2015
- University of California, BerkeleyCourse Instructor2013Berkeley, CA
- University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor2012 — 2013
- PinterestSoftware Engineer Intern2013San Francisco
- VMwareSoftware Engineer Intern2012Palo Alto
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lu Cheng?
- Lu Cheng is cofounder and CTO of Zip, a B2B spend platform. Previously, he spent six years at Airbnb, where he led engineering for Airbnb Experiences.
- Where does Lu Cheng work?
- Lu Cheng is Founder of Zip.
- What companies did Lu Cheng found?
- Lu Cheng founded Zip.
- Where did Lu Cheng go to school?
- Lu Cheng studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
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Airbnb mafia65
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zip8
Isabelle SmithEvents Coordinator at HeavybitRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalIan LoganInvestor at Ripple VenturesArnav SahuPartner at Peak XV PartnersAnna KhanGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Rujul ZapardeFounder/CEO at FlightCar
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