Founder and Managing Partner / Basis Set Ventures
Lan Xuezhao is the Founder and Managing Partner of Basis Set Ventures, an early-stage AI-focused venture fund with over half a billion in assets under management. She is an entrepreneur and investor who previously led the Corporate Development Strategy team at Dropbox and worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. Her background includes a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Post-doc Fellowship from Harvard, with a focus on human brains and machine intelligence.

Founder and Managing Partner

Board Observer, Seed Investor

Board Member, Seed Investor

Board Observer, Seed Investor

Angel investor

Board Member, Seed Investor

Seed Investor

Seed Investor

Head of Corporate Development Strategy

Engagement Manager (M&S/TMT)

Founder and CEO

Instructor for advanced statistics

TA for advanced statistics, PhD level

Teaching Assistant

MA

Core technical, business, and professional competencies derived from her extensive background in venture capital, corporate strategy, and academic research.
A robotic, objective summary of Lan Xuezhao's professional profile, focusing on her role as a founder and managing partner of an AI-focused venture fund.
She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Post-doc Fellowship from Harvard, specializing in human brains and machine intelligence.
She previously led the Corporate Development Strategy team at Dropbox and also worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company.
Yes, she is listed as being involved with Quince since August 2018 and OpenArt AI since November 2021, alongside Basis Set Ventures.
As of the latest data, she has a significant professional following, with 15.6K followers on LinkedIn and 7.0K followers on Twitter/X.
Ph.D

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Venture Capital, Enterprise Software
Corporate Strategy, Consumer Tech, Robotics, Psychology & Cognitive Science
Visionary, Entrepreneurial, Academic, Data-Driven, Strategic, Founder-Focused
AI for Abundance, Future of Work, Human-Machine Intelligence, Early-Stage Investing
Male 65.7%, Female 34.3%
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Tehran (2.7%), Baghdad (2.2%), New York (1.5%)
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7.0K followers