Lan Xuezhao

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States19 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of one of the earliest AI-focused venture funds.
Partnered early with multiple successful startups.
Strong background in corporate development and strategy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with a strong focus on AI and tech startups.

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Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentMarketing StrategyProduct DesignStatisticsTeaching

Other Skills

EntrepreneurshipInvestment StrategyStrategyProduct ManagementConsumer InsightsGame DevelopmentResearch MethodologyRAnalyticsCRMSPSSData AnalysisMarket ResearchManagement ConsultingEmerging Markets

About

I’m the founder of Basis Set, one of the earliest AI-focused venture funds, with over half a billion dollars in assets under management. We strive to be the earliest institutional partner to founders who are exceptionally fast learners. I’ve been fortunate to partner early with companies like Quince, Scale, Drata, Path, Workstream, Ergeon, and CuspAI. Before starting Basis Set, I worked with some of the best people at Dropbox and McKinsey and supported a generation of iconic founders during my time in Corporate Development. My background is in academia, and I continue to pursue research through Pascal, which I’ll share more about soon.

Experience

Cuspai

Board Observer, Seed Investor

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

First check. Lead investor of seed round.

Openart ai

Board Member, Seed Investor

Nov 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

First check, led investor of pre-seed round.

Path robotics, inc (we're hiring!)

Seed Investor

Sep 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

First check. Lead investor of seed round.

Quince

Board Observer, Seed Investor

Aug 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

First check. Co-lead investor of seed round.

Ergeon

Board Member, Seed Investor

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

First check. Led seed round

Rasa

Seed Investor

Oct 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

First check. Lead investor of seed round.

Basis set

Founder and Managing Partner

Sep 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

www.basisset.com

Venture CapitalBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurship

Scale ai

Angel investor

Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

One of the earliest investors

Dropbox

Head of Corporate Development Strategy

Dec 2013 – May 2017 · 3 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

(2016-2017) Product manager
(2013-2016) Started and led the Corp Dev Strategy team
Joined as part of the original biz ops team.

Corporate DevelopmentStrategy

Mckinsey & company

Engagement Manager (M&S/TMT)

Apr 2010 – Nov 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Focused on Tech. Led marketing and strategy projects for senior executives at fortune 500 global corporations. Topics of expertise: Growth Strategy, Big data/Consumer Lifecyle Management (CLM or CRM), Marketing Return on Investments (MROI), Consumer Insights & Branding, Pricing, Channels etc.
2 years as an associate, 1.5 year as an EM; 2 years in the New York office and 1.5 years in the Shanghai office.

Marketing StrategyConsumer Insights

Escalakid

Founder and CEO

Jun 2008 – Jul 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Exited. Designed and made children's brain training toys/games and assessments (for executive function / self-regulation). Toys have been on the market for over 10 years, made by HABA.

Product DesignGame Development