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Nina Lu
InvestorFounderPrincipal at Dell Technologies Capital · Founder at Comet Health
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedComet Health · YC
About
Nina Lu invests in early-stage technology companies focused on AI, data infrastructure, and enterprise software, with interest in founders serving regulated industries such as healthcare, legal, and financial services. Before Dell Technologies Capital, she was a growth investor at BDT&MSD on the founding team of a growth fund anchored by Michael Dell, founded a Y Combinator-backed startup, and was a product manager at PillPack (acquired by Amazon). She began her investing career at TPG Capital and Kleiner Perkins' Digital Growth Fund, and holds an MBA from Stanford and dual bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLegalTech
Founder at Comet HealthYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Nina went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nina can intro founders to Comet Health's investors below.
Comet Health's investors · 1
Co-founders at Comet Health
KH
Katy HondaFounder
Experience
- Dell Technologies CapitalPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- BDT & MSD PartnersVP, Investor2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Comet Healthcare (YC S'21)Co-Founder & CEO2021 — 2022
- PillPackSenior Product Manager2018 — 2021Greater Boston
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVenture Capital Associate2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TPG CapitalPrivate Equity Analyst2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2015Menlo Park, CA
- MicrosoftPM/Software Development Intern2014Redmond, WA
- AppleIntern2013Cupertino, CA
- National Institutes of HealthIntramural Research Intern2010 — 2012Bethesda, Maryland
Skills & more
Java15HTML16C6JavaScript6CSS3Django1Python2Objective-C1OCaml3CSS Javascript1
From Nina's professional profile.
Colleagues at Dell Technologies Capital
Barrel Kfir
Partner at Dell Technologies Capital
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Chris Falloon
Portfolio Development at Dell Technologies Capital
Chris Hillock
VP, Portfolio Development at Dell Technologies Capital
Daniel Docter
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital
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Deepak Jeevankumar
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital
Diana Kontsevaia
Associate at Dell Technologies Capital
Elana Lian
Partner at Dell Technologies Capital
Ihab Tarazi
Investor at Dell Technologies Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nina Lu?
- Nina Lu invests in early-stage technology companies focused on AI, data infrastructure, and enterprise software, with interest in founders serving regulated industries such as healthcare, legal, and financial services. Before Dell Technologies Capital, she was a growth investor at BDT&MSD on the founding team of a growth fund anchored by Michael Dell, founded a Y Combinator-backed startup, and was a product manager at PillPack (acquired by Amazon). She began her investing career at TPG Capital and Kleiner Perkins' Digital Growth Fund, and holds an MBA from Stanford and dual bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School.
- Where does Nina Lu work?
- Nina Lu is Founder of Comet Health and Principal at Dell Technologies Capital.
- What does Nina Lu invest in?
- Nina Lu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, LegalTech.
- What companies did Nina Lu found?
- Nina Lu founded Comet Health.
- Where did Nina Lu go to school?
- Nina Lu studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); The Wharton School (Jerome Fisher M&T Program - Finance); University of Pennsylvania (BS - Computer Science).
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