LISA XU
Lisa is a Partner at Threshold Ventures and former Principal at FirstMark Capital, an early stage venture capital firm based in NYC with $1.5B under management. At FirstMark, she focuses on sourcing and evaluating new investments, as well as supporting FirstMark's portfolio companies.
Prior to joining FirstMark, Lisa worked at two NYC-based venture-backed startups. She was a Product Manager at Handy, an online marketplace for home services (acquired by ANGI Homeservices) and worked on retention, operations, and strategy at Peloton, a fitness technology company. Previously, Lisa was a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, where she performed due diligence for private equity firms and advised Fortune 500 companies on corporate strategy.
Lisa graduated summa cum laude from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Finance and Management. She also serves as a Mentor for Almaworks and NUMA New York and has judged several venture competitions, including Penn Wharton Startup Challenge, Columbia Venture Competition, TigerLaunch, and Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC).