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Sue Xu

Investor

Managing Partner at Amino Capital

Palo Alto, California

Writes $10M checks · typically $500K

About

Managing Partner at Amino Capital since 2012, focused on seed and Series A investments across generative AI, consumer, SaaS, and frontier tech, with a thesis centered on data moats and network effects. A former Stanford medical researcher and repeat lab-spinout founder (CandyHouse, CyteSi, GlycoMira), she holds three patents and has backed numerous unicorns.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector Agnostic

Experience

  1. Amino CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2012 — presentPalo Alto
  2. ChipAgentsInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. AvocaInvestorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
  4. JuiceboxInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. TuringInvestorcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  6. d-MatrixInvestorcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  7. ReplitInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  8. RipplingInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  9. GRAIL, Inc.Investorcurrent2017 — present
  10. InstaworkInvestorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. Weee!Investorcurrent2015 — present
  12. DFINITYInvestorcurrent2016 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  13. WebflowInvestorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  14. ChimeInvestorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  15. Stanford Angels & EntrepreneursAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentStanford, California, United States
  16. CANDY HOUSE, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2014 — 2016Palo Alto, California, United States
  17. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessHealthcare Summit2011

Education

  1. Stanford University
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of Businessnon-degree interdisciplinary courses
  3. Stanford University School of MedicineDermatology
  4. University of Utah

Skills & more

Strategy67Engineering1Integrated Marketing1Engineering PhysicsMethods EngineeringExecutive Management1Board of Directors1Pharmaceutical Industry66Business Strategy99Lifesciences38Biotechnology85HPLC15
+6 moreMedical DevicesStart-upsCross-functional Team LeadershipCompetitive AnalysisProduct DevelopmentTechnology Transfer

From Sue's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,726

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,720 more

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,181 more

Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine69

Jeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesLauren PopovAssociate at Westlake Village BioPartnersClare OzawaManaging Director at Versant Ventures

+ 63 more

Also attended University of Utah67

Sid KrommenhoekPartner at Peak VenturesEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKelly KoVice President of Technology Ventures and Innovation at Flare Capital PartnersTravis HeathAdministrative Partner & CFO at Signal Peak VenturesHelen McBrideOperating Partner at BOLD LongevityCraig JeppsonInvestor at EPIC VENTURES

+ 61 more

Shared employers

Also worked at ChipAgents5

Daisy CaiGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalKevin O'ConnorGeneral Partner at ScOp Venture CapitalMike TuckerGeneral Partner at ScOp Venture CapitalIvan BercovichOperating Partner at ScOp Venture CapitalHenry HuangInvestor at Micron Ventures

Also worked at Replit20

Austin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesLindsay M. PettingillInvestment Partner & Head of Internal AI at Village GlobalKevin JiangCo-Founder and CEO at Mangusta CapitalGhazi MasoodVenture Partner at Ansa CapitalRob BlanckaertInvestor at NZVC

+ 14 more

Also worked at Rippling27

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex NicholsInvestor at CapitalGMelike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at BedrockIlya FushmanPartner at KPCBAnoushka VaswaniPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

+ 21 more

Also worked at GRAIL, Inc.10

Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Eric KleinInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsTom RodgersMcKesson EVP, Chief Strategy Officer at McKesson VenturesJeffrey BirdManaging Director at Bluebird VenturesJeff HuberGeneral Partner at Triatomic CapitalVikram BajajAdvisor at Foresite Capital

+ 4 more

Investments

Investor

ChimeDFINITYGetAcceptGrailGuestyInstaworkKarbon CardOasis LabsOmiseGoReplitRipplingStarRocksTuringUnbabelWebflowWeeeWetravelWriteSonicWyze

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Amino Capital

Huican Zhu
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
Larry Li
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
Margaret Li
Chief AI Officer at Amino Capital