Where does Sarah Fu work?

Sarah Fu is Managing Director at Elsa Capital.

What check size does Sarah Fu write?

Sarah Fu typically writes checks of $50K – $200K.

What companies has Sarah Fu invested in?

Investments tracked here include Bayesline, CapitalOS, DataBento, Lucite, Sika Health, Slope, Yellowpad.

Where did Sarah Fu go to school?

Sarah Fu studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Pennsylvania (Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering + Finance); Y Combinator.

Sarah Fu

Investor

Managing Director at Elsa Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $50K – $200K checks · typically $100K

About

Sarah Fu is the founder and Managing Partner of Elsa Capital, a seed-stage fund investing where fintech and AI meet. She previously co-founded and led a YC-backed fintech startup as CEO, and before that held product, strategy, and finance leadership roles at Stripe during a period of 10x growth. Earlier in her career, she was a public market investor at Fidelity and began in investment banking at Morgan Stanley.

Contact· published on Sarah's own website

s•••@elsacap.coreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Experience

Elsa CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Poplar DataCo-founder and CEO2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
StripeCorporate Strategy and Finance Leader2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
StripeStripe Connect Leadership Team2018 — 2020
Fidelity InvestmentsInvestor2016 — 2018Boston, MA
T. Rowe PriceInvestor2015Baltimore, Maryland Area
Axel SpringerCorporate Development2015Berlin, Germany
Morgan StanleyTechnology Investment Banking2011 — 2014

Skills & more

Financial Modeling16Investment Banking13Financial Markets10Private Equity5Investments8Equities7Equity Research4Valuation3Financial Analysis4Data Analysis1

Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute

From Sarah's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

BayeslineCapitalOSDataBentoLuciteSika HealthSlopeYellowpad

Per curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sarah Fu?: Sarah Fu is the founder and Managing Partner of Elsa Capital, a seed-stage fund investing where fintech and AI meet. She previously co-founded and led a YC-backed fintech startup as CEO, and before that held product, strategy, and finance leadership roles at Stripe during a period of 10x growth. Earlier in her career, she was a public market investor at Fidelity and began in investment banking at Morgan Stanley.
Where does Sarah Fu work?: Sarah Fu is Managing Director at Elsa Capital.
What does Sarah Fu invest in?: Sarah Fu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What check size does Sarah Fu write?: Sarah Fu typically writes checks of $50K – $200K.
What companies has Sarah Fu invested in?: Investments tracked here include Bayesline, CapitalOS, DataBento, Lucite, Sika Health, Slope, Yellowpad.
Where did Sarah Fu go to school?: Sarah Fu studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Pennsylvania (Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering + Finance); Y Combinator.

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