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.
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
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of TorontoMathematics
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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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended University of Toronto221
Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorMike MontanoInvestor at True VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)13
Ivory TangInvestor at ChemistryGleb ChuvpiloManaging Partner at Thundermark CapitalPuneeth MeruvaPartner at Trucks VCAnnan ZhangInvestor at E14 FundMichael WangInvestor at E14 FundJames WeisPartner, CEO Nest.Bio Labs and Hatch.Bio Labs at Nest.Bio Ventures
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Also worked at Applied Predictive Technologies7
Sunny SinghCybersecurity Advisory Board at Florida FundersSteve DeBaccoCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundStephen JoyVice President at BIP VenturesRobert SamiSoftware Engineer, Yugabyte DB at Connexa CapitalKeshvi RadiaHead of Product at Balderton CapitalSarah HinkfussPartner at Bain Capital Ventures
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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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