Millie Liu Liu
InvestorManaging Partner at First Star Ventures
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $1M
About
Millie Liu, raised in Shenzhen, is comfortable with founders building in uncharted territory and screens deep-tech by asking whether a Google engineering team could rebuild the technology in a year.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardware
Experience
- First Star VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentGreater Boston
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Advisory Board Membercurrent2017 — present
- MassChallengeMentor/Judgecurrent2015 — present
- Boston Digital Industrial GroupFounder2017 — 2020Greater Boston
- TwiThinksCo-Founder/CEO2012 — 2015
- Applied Predictive TechnologiesBusiness Consultant2012 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Cowin Venture CapitalAssociate2011
Skills & more
EntrepreneurshipStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisBusiness StrategyPrivate EquityCompetitive AnalysisValuationManagement ConsultingFinance
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Venture CapitalAnalyticsData AnalysisInvestmentsQuantitative AnalyticsMarketingStatisticsPortfolio ManagementLanguages Cantonese · English · Mandarin · Spanish
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Colleagues at First Star Ventures
Network3
Drew Volpe
Founding Partner at First Star Ventures
Elia Stupka
Managing Director at Angelini Ventures
Eric Kwan
Managing Partner at Locus Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Millie Liu Liu?
- Millie Liu, raised in Shenzhen, is comfortable with founders building in uncharted territory and screens deep-tech by asking whether a Google engineering team could rebuild the technology in a year.
- Where does Millie Liu Liu work?
- Millie Liu Liu is Managing Partner at First Star Ventures.
- What does Millie Liu Liu invest in?
- Millie Liu Liu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware.
- What check size does Millie Liu Liu write?
- Millie Liu Liu typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- Where did Millie Liu Liu go to school?
- Millie Liu Liu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Toronto (Mathematics).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
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Also attended University of Toronto341
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Shared employers
Also worked at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)68
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Also worked at Applied Predictive Technologies10
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