Current Firm
Foothill Ventures
Focus
AI, Deeptech
About Michael (Xuecheng) Jin
Xuhui Shao brings a rare engineer-to-CTO-to-VC background with a PhD in Computer Science and senior roles like VP at Yahoo and CTO at Turn, allowing him to evaluate startups from the perspective of someone who has actually built and scaled complex technical systems. He's an early investor in companies like WeRide, Otter.ai, and d-Matrix, and is known for his transparent investment writing on Medium where he explains his technical decision-making process and what he looks for in deep tech teams.
Focus Areas
AIDeeptechDigital HealthRobotics
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+