Lu Zhang (venture capitalist)


Lu Zhang is a Chinese-American venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and the founder and managing partner of
Fusion Fund, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Zhang was one of the first Chinese-American women to be featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 in the venture capital category and has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Early life and education

Lu Zhang was born and raised in Inner Mongolia, China. She earned her Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin University in China. She moved to the United States in 2010 and later earned a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
While at Stanford, Zhang developed non-invasive diagnostic technologies for Type 2 diabetes. At the age of 21, she founded her first medical device company based on her research, and successfully exited the business by the age of 24.

Business career

Beginning of her career, Zhang worked as a materials science researcher and was the founder and CEO of a medical device startup focused on developing non-invasive technology for the early diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. The company, based on her research at Stanford University, was acquired in 2014.
In 2015, Lu Zhang founded Fusion Fund, a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in enterprise AI, healthcare, industrial automation, and space-related technologies, primarily within the U.S. and Canada.

Awards and recognition

Lu Zhang has received multiple honors for her work in entrepreneurship and venture capital: