About
Wendy Xiao joined Northzone in 2015 and is a Partner in the New York office. She invests across healthcare, consumer, and developer tools (and early Web3 infrastructure), backing companies since seed; previously she founded co-working/childcare company CoHatchery and consulted at A.T. Kearney and Accenture.
Wendy Xiao @wen_xs
Call me hangry but the recent changes to the Union Square @sweetgreen is such an example of what happens when you prioritize machine efficiency over human common sense. They implemented robots and wait times have gone up 200%, workers and customers look so frustrated, and I doubt
Jun 11, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Wendy Xiao @wen_xs
I literally said out loud "I found my brain's better half" the first time I used cowork https://t.co/AOVtWvTcsL
Jun 10, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Wendy Xiao @wen_xs
2024: AI Agents can't do anything useful 2025 H1: AI Agents can do stuff!! 2025 H2: Agents will obliterate software! 2026 H1: Agents will obliterate services! Today: We still need some humans to tell the agents what to do...and to blame
Jun 10, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Invests in
ConsumerDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Experience
- NorthzonePartnercurrent2015 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Spring HealthLead Investor and Board Observercurrent2020 β presentGreater New York City Area
- ClariumInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- NirvanaBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- PredocBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Berry StreetBoard Membercurrent2023 β presentNew York, United States
- AlphoraInvestorcurrent2025 β presentBerlin, Germany
- Era FinanceInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- MagicBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- LivepeerBoard Membercurrent2019 β presentGreater New York City Area
- OpenZeppelinInvestorcurrent2018 β presentDistributed
- Thirty MadisonBoard Observer2021 β 2023New York, United States
- CoHatcheryFounder2015 β 2016Greater New York City Area
- A.T. KearneyAssociate2011 β 2014Greater New York City Area
- AccentureAnalyst2010 β 2011Greater New York City Area
- Cisco SystemsIT Analyst2009Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Economics and Strategy
- University of MichiganBA, Economics
Skills & more
Languages Chinese Β· French
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Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School576
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Also attended University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business254
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Also attended University of Michigan374
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spring Health4
Also worked at Livepeer1
Also worked at A.T. Kearney114
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Also worked at Accenture587
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Investments
Investor
Berry StreetHero Journey ClubMagic LabsNirvanaSpring Health
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Colleagues at Northzone
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