Where does Xuhui Shao work?

Xuhui Shao is Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures and Board director at Persperion Diagnostics and Board director at Synaptec Health Inc. and Board director at Metalenz.

What check size does Xuhui Shao write?

Xuhui Shao typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

What boards does Xuhui Shao sit on?

Xuhui Shao holds tracked board seats at Persperion Diagnostics, Saltalk, Synaptec Health Inc..

Where did Xuhui Shao go to school?

Xuhui Shao studied at Tsinghua University (BS and MS, Automation); University of Minnesota (PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering); UC San Diego (Leadership And Management Program).

Xuhui Shao

Investor

Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures · Board director at Persperion Diagnostics · Board director at Synaptec Health Inc. · Board director at Metalenz

Palo Alto, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Xuhui Shao, a PhD computer scientist and engineer‑turned‑CTO‑turned‑VC, evaluates startups as a builder, writes transparent technical investment essays on Medium, and was an early investor in WeRide, Otter.ai, d‑Matrix.

Contact· published on Xuhui's own website

x•••@foothill.venturesreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechRobotics

Board director at Persperion Diagnostics

Intro paths

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In turn, Xuhui can intro founders to Persperion Diagnostics's investors below.

Persperion Diagnostics's investors · 2

Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2025 Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025

Board director at Synaptec Health Inc.

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In turn, Xuhui can intro founders to Synaptec Health Inc.'s investors below.

Synaptec Health Inc.'s investors · 3

Citta CapitalPalo Alto · since 2023 Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023 FusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checks · since 2023

Board director at Metalenz

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In turn, Xuhui can intro founders to Metalenz's investors below.

Metalenz's investors · 13

Applied VenturesSanta Clara · $500K – $3M checks · since 2020 Bantam GroupWestwood Braemar Energy VenturesNew York · $1M – $25M checks · since 2020 Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks Global BrainTokyo · $100K – $184M checks Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2020 M VenturesLos Angeles · $10.8M checks Neotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checks New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2022 OUP (Osage University Partners)Bala Cynwyd · $1M – $20M checks TDK VenturesSan Jose · $5M checks · since 2020 Tsingyuan VenturesLos Altos · since 2020 TSVCSilicon Valley · $1M checks

Co-founders at Metalenz

Robert Charles DevlinExecutive Officer, Director

Federico CapassoDirector

Rob DevlinFounder

Experience

Foothill VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Altos, CA
TEEC Angel FundVenture Partnercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
Yahoo!VP Engineering II, Advertising and Data2011 — 2017Sunnyvale
Turn Inc.CTO2007 — 2011
ID AnalyticsVP, Analytics2002 — 2007
UCSDChairman of EPSE LAMP Advisory Board2005 — 2007
HNC Software (now Fair Isaac)Senior Staff Scientist1999 — 2002

Skills & more

Machine Learning27Big Data37Analytics35Predictive Analytics11Predictive Modeling16Data Mining22Marketing Analytics9Java6Software Engineering4Online Advertising14Agile Methodologies11Statistical Modeling7

+12 more

Program ManagementUnixProduct ManagementOptimizationBusiness AnalyticsPattern RecognitionDistributed SystemsHadoopText MiningSoftware DevelopmentMapReduceSaaS

Languages Chinese · English

From Xuhui's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Persperion DiagnosticsBoard seat

via Foothill Ventures · filed May 2025 · $2M raise

Synaptec Health Inc.Board seat

via Foothill Ventures · filed Nov 2023 · $5.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Saltalk

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Foothill Ventures

Andre Oshydary

Partner at Foothill Ventures

Biao He

Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures

Charles Ling

Investor at Foothill Ventures

Eric Rosenblum

Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures

Hong Tang

Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures

James Chen

Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures

Jinlin Wang

Partner at Foothill Ventures

John Matheny

Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Xuhui Shao?: Xuhui Shao, a PhD computer scientist and engineer‑turned‑CTO‑turned‑VC, evaluates startups as a builder, writes transparent technical investment essays on Medium, and was an early investor in WeRide, Otter.ai, d‑Matrix.
Where does Xuhui Shao work?: Xuhui Shao is Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures and Board director at Persperion Diagnostics and Board director at Synaptec Health Inc. and Board director at Metalenz.
What does Xuhui Shao invest in?: Xuhui Shao invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Robotics.
What check size does Xuhui Shao write?: Xuhui Shao typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Xuhui Shao sit on?: Xuhui Shao holds tracked board seats at Persperion Diagnostics, Saltalk, Synaptec Health Inc..
Where did Xuhui Shao go to school?: Xuhui Shao studied at Tsinghua University (BS and MS, Automation); University of Minnesota (PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering); UC San Diego (Leadership And Management Program).