Steven Xi
InvestorGeneral Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners
Menlo Park, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1M
About
Steven Xi bridges Silicon Valley and China with cross‑border tech investing, was an early investor in Databricks, Uber and MobileIron, and combines physics/econometrics training with founder and corporate development experience.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Experience
- Eastlink CapitalCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Together AIInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- MercorInvestor (Series B)current2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ModalInvestor (Series A and B)current2023 — present
- DatabricksInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Seraphic SecurityInvestor (Seed and Series A)current2023 — present
- MotherDuckInvestor (Seed and Series A)current2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- StreamNativeBoard Observer-Investor (Series A and B)current2021 — present
- Riverwood CapitalManaging Director and Adviser2007 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
- Hina GroupFounding Managing Director2004 — 2007Palo Alto and Beijing
- VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE:VIT)Acting Executive Vice President, Corporate Development2004Menlo Park, California, United States
- Sun Microsystems Inc.Strategy, Utility Computing Group2003Menlo Park
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Finance
- Jilin UniversityBachelor of Science, Physics
- University of Southern CaliforniaM.A./Ph.D. Candidate in Econometrics, ABD.
Skills & more
Board Governance2Private Equity/VC3Hedge Funds/Asset Management3Investment Banking31Strategic Consulting3Management7Banking4Hedging2Venture Capital23Business Strategy4Capital1Corporate Development11
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Financial ModelingDue DiligenceFinancial ServicesInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityStart-upsStrategyValuationFrom Steven's professional profile.
Colleagues at Eastlink Capital Partners
Anthony Sun
Senior Venture Advisor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Benjamin Fanger
Senior Venture Advisor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Bob Sun
Venture Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners
Candice Zihan Xie
Investor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Eric Ye
General Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners
Siyu Jia
Investor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Stephanie Wang
Venture Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners
Yiran Chen
Senior Strategic Advisor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Steven Xi work?
- Steven Xi is General Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners.
- What does Steven Xi invest in?
- Steven Xi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
- What check size does Steven Xi write?
- Steven Xi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business476
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Also attended Jilin University1
Also attended University of Southern California474
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Shared employers
Also worked at Mercor29
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesNiko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystVirat TalwarInvestor at Spark Capital
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