About
Focuses on climate tech, robotics, and material science.
CEO at EBOTs
Intro paths
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Experience
- TSVCVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- eBotsPresident and CEO, co-foundercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Enova Technology IncCEO and co-Founder2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SolarCityCEO, Silevo Business Unit2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Silevo, IncCEO and co-founder2007 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Applied MaterialsCorporate Vice President1992 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- UC Santa BarbaraPh.D., Materials Sciences1989 — 1992
- The University of OsakaPh.D., Electrical Engineering1986 — 1989
- Zhejiang UniversityB.S., Semiconductor Devices and Physics1980 — 1984
Skills & more
R&D9Product Development5Solar Energy2Business Development2Semiconductors14Thin Films1Photovoltaics4Start-ups11Cross-functional Team Leadership4Design of Experiments1Semiconductor Industry4
- Machine Learning — Stanford University
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Colleagues at TSVC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Zheng Xu work?
- Zheng Xu is Venture Partner at TSVC and CEO at EBOTs.
- What check size does Zheng Xu write?
- Zheng Xu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Zheng Xu found?
- Zheng Xu founded EBOTs.
Founder mafias
UC Santa Barbara mafia59
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Nils ReggeBAFounded Developx +2Michael WitzbaFounded Mob Science +2Brett GibsonBAFounded Slinkset +1Logan GreenBAFounded Lyft +1Ivan BercovichPhDFounded Unwrap +1Arthur ChangBachelor of ScienceFounded Priime +1
+ 52 more
Zhejiang University mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Miguel Santo AmaroMaster's degreeFounded Coverflex +1Masamba SenghoreBusiness and EntrepreneurshipFounded Treasury SpringKenny LiBachelorFounded iLabServiceJen LiuChinese LanguageFounded TokoEdward TiongIndustrial and Product DesignFounded ReadilyEvie WangBachelor of EngineeringFounded Retell AI
+ 2 more
TSVC mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended UC Santa Barbara224
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners
+ 218 more
Also attended The University of Osaka10
Shinobu SuzukiScientific Advisor at RDiscoveryMasa YamatoSr. Principal at TransLink CapitalAurél PásztorPartner at PortfoLion Capital PartnersYuta YamakitaLiaison Manager at Woven CapitalRon SalpeterVenture Partner at IL VenturesTomoya YamashikiVenture Partner, Investment at Monozukuri Ventures
+ 4 more
Also attended Zhejiang University31
Albert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesEnrique OtiInvestor at Green FlagHong TangVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesTony GuGeneral Partner at NGC VenturesShu CaoManaging Director at Heuristic Capital PartnersElena GuglielminiOperations Associate at Systemiq Capital
+ 25 more
Shared employers
Also worked at eBots3
Also worked at SolarCity9
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo VenturesJason SchoettlerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesNancy PfundFounder and Managing Partner at DBL PartnersKareem DabbaghManaging Partner at VoLo Earth VenturesRachel WilliamsAdvisor at Burst Capital
+ 3 more
Also worked at Applied Materials49
Adrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalJoseph JeongVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersTaylor SargentPartner at Industrious VenturesHaley BrannanPartner at Operator CollectiveJuan CuevaDirector, Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson at Joyance Partners
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