Lake Dai
Fondateur chez Sancus Capital S.G.E.I.C. SA
Profil
Lake Dai is a seasoned venture investor with over 10 years of experience and a track record of successful exits and top-quartile returns.
She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sancus Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in software infrastructure, including AI and blockchain technologies.
In addition to her investment career, Lake is also a highly rated Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where she has been teaching Applied AI at the Master of Engineering program since 2016.
Lake has a strong background in product and engineering, having worked as an early employee and product engineering executive at Alibaba, where she was employee #84 and Head of Product, as well as at Yahoo!, Overture, and various Silicon Valley tech startups.
She played a key role in building Alibaba's B2B marketplace from the ground up.
Lake has also served on the boards of various tech companies in the fields of autonomous driving, neurotech, and bioinformatics.
She is a Board Governor and member of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Lab & Research Committee of GIA, the largest gem and jewelry research, education, and laboratory services organization in the world.
In addition to her professional pursuits, Lake is dedicated to making a positive impact in the tech industry and is involved in several non-profit organizations.
She served as Chairwoman of HYSTA, one of the largest non-profit organizations empowering Chinese American tech founders, and is a member of the executive team of Stanford Women on Boards, leading the technology experience group.
Lake holds an MBA from the University of Southern California, a B.S.
in Economics from Beijing International Studies University, and has studied in the Computer Science MS program at Stanford University.
She is the inventor of 5 U.S.
patents in search algorithms, recommendation algorithms, and text tokenization.
Postes actifs de Lake Dai
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LDVP Management LLC
LDVP Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance LDVP Management LLC (LDV Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Winston Fu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2016 |
Sancus Capital S.G.E.I.C. SA | Fondateur | 01/01/2022 |
Anciens postes connus de Lake Dai
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Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association
Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association is an online portal that helps science and technology gain traction. The non-profit company, founded in 1999, is based in San Jose, CA. | Président | 31/12/2022 |
Women in Technology International
Women in Technology International Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Women in Technology International provide technology-based services to women. Its products and services include networking, WITI marketplace, career services, national conferences and regional events, publications and resources, small business programs, and research and bulletin boards. The firm also publishes FasTrack magazine. The company was founded by Carolyn Leighton in 1989 and is located in Los Angeles, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/12/2022 |
Shinect, Inc.
Shinect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shinect, Inc. operates as a community organization of engineers. The American company was founded by Lake Dai. The CEO is Shuonan Chen. | Fondateur | 31/12/2017 |
Quixey, Inc.
Quixey, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Quixey, Inc. provides app discovery solutions. It allow customers to search within all apps and unlock the full power of the app ecosystem and the same way search engines help clients to the most relevant content within websites, going to help find the most relevant content within apps. The company was founded by Tomer Kagan and Liron Shapira in October 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 31/12/2016 |
Formation de Lake Dai
USC Marshall School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
Beijing International Studies University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Women in Technology International
Women in Technology International Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Women in Technology International provide technology-based services to women. Its products and services include networking, WITI marketplace, career services, national conferences and regional events, publications and resources, small business programs, and research and bulletin boards. The firm also publishes FasTrack magazine. The company was founded by Carolyn Leighton in 1989 and is located in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association
Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association is an online portal that helps science and technology gain traction. The non-profit company, founded in 1999, is based in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Quixey, Inc.
Quixey, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Quixey, Inc. provides app discovery solutions. It allow customers to search within all apps and unlock the full power of the app ecosystem and the same way search engines help clients to the most relevant content within websites, going to help find the most relevant content within apps. The company was founded by Tomer Kagan and Liron Shapira in October 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
LDVP Management LLC
LDVP Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance LDVP Management LLC (LDV Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Winston Fu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Shinect, Inc.
Shinect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Shinect, Inc. operates as a community organization of engineers. The American company was founded by Lake Dai. The CEO is Shuonan Chen. | Commercial Services |
Sancus Capital S.G.E.I.C. SA | Finance |