Investing Profile

Chang Xu(30)

VCInvestorOperator
Partner at Basis Set Ventures
basisset.ventures/teamSan Francisco, California
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Networks Chang is a member of
Harvard University Network
897 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
897 CONNECTIONS
Harvard Business School Network
821 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
623 CONNECTIONS
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Network
463 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Basis Set Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$2.0M
Investments On Record
8
Current Fund Size
$136M

Chang Xu is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Chang Xu's Investments On Record (5)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Spuree
SeedApr 2025$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Brentt Baltimore (Greycroft), Ishan Sinha (Human Capital)
Orchest
SeedOct 2021$4M
$4M
Octane
SeedAug 2021$2M
$290M
Co-investors: Luis Valdich (SoftBank Capital), Jason Warner (Redpoint Ventures), Balaji Srinivasan (Andreessen Horowitz), Jessica Lin (Work-Bench), James Fitzgerald (Valar Ventures), Andrew McCormack (Valar Ventures), Matt Gorin (Contour Venture Partners), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Nitay Joffe (Team8), Roger Ehrenberg (IA Ventures), Peter Bordes (Trajectory Ventures), Ash Egan (Archetype), Cameron Winklevoss (Winklevoss Capital), Tyler Winklevoss (Winklevoss Capital), Laila Hassan (500 Global)
Workstream
Series BAug 2021$48M
Series AMay 2020$10M
SeedApr 2018
$120M
Co-investors: Dan Rose (Coatue), Lan Xuezhao (Basis Set Ventures), Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Anna Khan (CRV), Andy Chen (Coatue), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Max Levchin (Scifi Vc), Theresa Johnson (Uncommon Ventures), Binh Tran (Ascend Vietnam Ventures), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Hans Tung (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Jack Altman (Lattice Ventures), Neil Sirni (Proximity Ventures), Tony Xu (DoorDash), Stephen Francis (MONTAJ), Jay Simons (Bond), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Joel Peterson (Peterson Partners), Aneel Ranadive (Soma Capital), Jenna Hannon, Claire Hughes Johnson, Mathilde Collin, Bernard Arnault, Frederic Kerrest
Whist
SeedNov 2020$3M
Pre SeedApr 2020$770K
$3.8M
Co-investors: Sam Lessin (Slow Ventures), Ali Partovi (Airbnb, Convoy, Facebook, Uber, Zappos, etc), Michael Stoppelman (Self-employed), Chauncey Hamilton (XYZ Venture Capital), Peter Boyce II (Stellation Capital)

most interested in

Human capital development (edtech, higher ed, consumer toys, non-traditional education); AI / ML; marketplaces; consumer brands, products & services

not interested in

Gaming, life sciences, non-tech-enabled businesses

Chang Xu's Experience

Program Manager MicrosoftPresent
Quantitative Trader Jane StreetPresent
Associate Boston Consulting GroupPresent
Associate Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present
Consultant Boston Consulting GroupPresent
Consultant Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Present
Kauffman Fellow - Class 23 Kauffman FellowsPresent
Founding Member PersistencePresent
Co-Host DeFUD PodcastPresent
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Sunshine Library (now OnionMath)Present
Co-Founder and COO 洋葱学园（Onion Academy）Present
Partner Basis Set VenturesPresent
Partner Basis SetPresent
Principal Upfront Ventures2016 - 2019
Product Manager Minerva Project2015 - 2015
Consultant The Boston Consulting Group2013 - 2014
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Sunshine Library (re-branded 光合新知)2012 - 2013
Associate The Boston Consulting Group2010 - 2012
Quantitative Trader Jane Street Capital2009 - 2009
Program Manager (Product Manager) Microsoft Corporation2008 - 2008

Chang Xu's Education

Harvard University Bachelor’s Degree Applied Math / Economics; Computer Science
Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Harvard University Bachelor’s Degree

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