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Nan Zhou

Investor

Investor at Qualcomm Ventures

San Diego, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Nan Zhou is a Director at Qualcomm Ventures based in the San Francisco Bay Area with over a decade of venture capital experience focused on artificial intelligence. Previously, she served as Head of Baidu U.S. Investments, where she established the company's Silicon Valley venture platform and co-led fundraising for a $300M growth fund, and held operational and turnaround leadership roles at Human Longevity, Inc. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland, and has invested in companies including Scale AI, Cerebras, Cresta AI, and Pokee AI.

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Experience

  1. Cerebras SystemsInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  2. Qualcomm VenturesDirector2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Pokee AIInvestor2025 — 2026
  4. CrestaInvestor, board observer2024 — 2026
  5. Scale AIInvestor2024 — 2026
  6. SPANInvestor, board observer2023 — 2026
  7. ButlrInvestor, Board Observer2022 — 2026
  8. R-ZeroInvestor, Board Observer2022 — 2026
  9. DeepHowInvestor, Board Observer2021 — 2026New York, United States
  10. Cala HealthBoard Observer2021 — 2026
  11. inVia RoboticsInvestor, Board Observer2021 — 2026California, United States
  12. AliveCor Inc.Investor, Board Observer2021 — 2026California, United States
  13. AiFi Inc.Investor, Board Observer2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Black Sesame Technologies IncInvestor2019 — 2026
  15. Human Longevity, Inc.Vice President Of Global Business Development, Interim China CEO, Turnaround Executive2019 — 2020San Diego, California, United States
  16. Baidu, Inc.Baidu Changcheng Investment Partners, Head of U.S. Investment2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Baidu, Inc.Director at Baidu Capital, Head of U.S. Investment2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Baidu, Inc.Investment Director2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  19. JefferiesSenior Associate at Investment Banking Division2014 — 2016
  20. Barclays Investment BankAssistant Vice President2013 — 2014Hong Kong SAR

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance2011 — 2013
  2. University of MarylandB.A. in Economics, B.S. in Accounting2005 — 2008
  3. London Business SchoolExchange MBA student

Skills & more

Portfolio ManagementFinancial Modeling25Global Tax Planning and cash repatriation1Valuation16Corporate Finance7Financial Analysis7Tax17Investment Banking5Corporate Development3Equities4Mergers & Acquisitions30International Tax10
+12 moreDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyRestructuringFinanceInvestmentsPrivate EquityIPOArtificial IntelligenceVenture CapitalBankingGrowth CapitalBusiness Development

Languages Chinese (Simplified) · English

  • CPA — VBOA - Virginia Board of Accountancy

From Nan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended University of Maryland148

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 142 more

Also attended London Business School451

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

+ 445 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Cerebras Systems12

Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalMichelle FangResident at Lux CapitalAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesScott PettyGP & Senior Advisor at Signal Peak VenturesLior SusanDirector of Content at Eclipse VenturesJJ MoiDesign Partner at Prime Movers Lab

+ 6 more

Also worked at Cala Health6

Robert PaullCo-Founder and Venture Partner at Lux CapitalManeeshika MadduriInvestor at Samsung NextJuan-Pablo MasPartner at Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.Erica OlsenInvestor at Creator FundNicole WalkerSenior Advisor at 2Flo VenturesRenee Compton RyanVice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Also worked at AiFi Inc.7

Eric HsiaManaging Director at TransLink CapitalNeeraj GuptaPartner at Cervin VenturesKid ParchariyanonFounder and Managing Partner at SeaX VenturesHowie XuDirector, Advisory Board at ReactionAlberto SaddeVenture Partner at 0BSCarlos (CK) KokronGeneral Partner at SE Ventures

+ 1 more

Also worked at CSC21

Antoine ColaçoManaging Partner at Valor Capital GroupJonathan GoldsteinManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersMasood PirzadaCEO at Presidio VenturesOlivia VandesandeHR | International | M&A at AngelwiseMark MorrissetteInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalEd MelloCo-Founder and Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital

+ 15 more

Colleagues at Qualcomm Ventures

Adam Schwenker
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Albert Wang
Senior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Alexandre Villela
Managing Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Anirvan Chowdhury
Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Boaz Peer
Managing Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm Ventures
Carlos Kokron
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Charles Curran
Investor at Qualcomm Ventures
Christopher West
Senior Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Ventures