Yi (Leo) Lu

Partner at XVC | $1.5B Venture Fund | Backing Builders in AI, Crypto & Consumer from Seed to Growth | Ex-Bain | Kellogg MBA

📍 China🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024
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2024
Tapstitch is defining the future of fashion commerce. We are the platform where the next generation of fashion brands are built—powering creators, entrepreneurs, and operators from first idea to global scale. By owning the entire backend—manufacturing, inventory, and fulfillment—we remove the traditional barriers to entry and unlock a new model of speed, creativity, and control. More than 20,000 brands already source, design, and sell apparel through Tapstitch—collectively selling millions of garments and turning vision into reality. This isn’t legacy print-on-demand. Tapstitch is pioneering fashion-on-demand: a new category where anyone can build, launch, and scale a brand with the infrastructure of a global supply chain behind them. Backed by leading investors including Forerunner, Alpaca, RiverPark, XVC, Creator Ventures, and IrrvrntVC.
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Oct 2021
Pool cleaners of all types have been around as long as there have been pools; Aiper is the new kid on the block with a lot to prove. How would we make up the gap? By constantly innovating, throwing everything we have into R&D to raise the quality of your pool at every level. We do every test, and have developed dozens of sensors and hundreds of algorithms, all geared to making your pool experience the best, most effortless experience possible – that is the Aiper promise. With over one million dollars in crowdfunding, more than any other cordless robotic pool cleaning product, people are taking notice.
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Jan 2020
The first chat-based hiring app for start-ups. Chat and interview candidates anytime, anywhere.
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2020
CHAGEE is a leading international tea beverage company guided by the vision to connect everyone through a good cup of tea. The brand first started in 2017 in the hometown of tea, Yunnan, China, and has since expanded to over 6,000+ stores globally. As we embrace innovation and introduce a modern twist to traditional tea culture, we remain committed in preserving the true tea taste and only use fresh dairy and real tea leaves in all our beverages. Our teas also contain 0 creamer and 0 trans-fatty acids.
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Nov 2019
Weee! (www.sayweee.com/en) is the leading Asian e-grocer in the U.S., delivering more than 10,000 locally sourced and hard-to-find goods from around the globe directly to customers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Weee! is on a mission to enable affordable access to groceries for every home in North America while setting a new standard for freshness and value. By leveraging social e-commerce and proprietary forecasting technology, the company continues to redefine online grocery shopping. Since its inception, Weee! has received $835M+ in funding from Arena Holdings, Blackstone, DST Global,Goodwater Capital, Greystone Capital, iFly.vc, Lightspeed Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Tiger Global, VMG, and XVC. Join the fun on our iOS and Android apps! Shipping nationwide 📣
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2024
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2024
Tapstitch is defining the future of fashion commerce. We are the platform where the next generation of fashion brands are built—powering creators, entrepreneurs, and operators from first idea to global scale. By owning the entire backend—manufacturing, inventory, and fulfillment—we remove the traditional barriers to entry and unlock a new model of speed, creativity, and control. More than 20,000 brands already source, design, and sell apparel through Tapstitch—collectively selling millions of garments and turning vision into reality. This isn’t legacy print-on-demand. Tapstitch is pioneering fashion-on-demand: a new category where anyone can build, launch, and scale a brand with the infrastructure of a global supply chain behind them. Backed by leading investors including Forerunner, Alpaca, RiverPark, XVC, Creator Ventures, and IrrvrntVC.
2021
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Oct 2021
Pool cleaners of all types have been around as long as there have been pools; Aiper is the new kid on the block with a lot to prove. How would we make up the gap? By constantly innovating, throwing everything we have into R&D to raise the quality of your pool at every level. We do every test, and have developed dozens of sensors and hundreds of algorithms, all geared to making your pool experience the best, most effortless experience possible – that is the Aiper promise. With over one million dollars in crowdfunding, more than any other cordless robotic pool cleaning product, people are taking notice.
2020
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Jan 2020
The first chat-based hiring app for start-ups. Chat and interview candidates anytime, anywhere.
Investor
2020
CHAGEE is a leading international tea beverage company guided by the vision to connect everyone through a good cup of tea. The brand first started in 2017 in the hometown of tea, Yunnan, China, and has since expanded to over 6,000+ stores globally. As we embrace innovation and introduce a modern twist to traditional tea culture, we remain committed in preserving the true tea taste and only use fresh dairy and real tea leaves in all our beverages. Our teas also contain 0 creamer and 0 trans-fatty acids.
2019
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Nov 2019
Weee! (www.sayweee.com/en) is the leading Asian e-grocer in the U.S., delivering more than 10,000 locally sourced and hard-to-find goods from around the globe directly to customers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Weee! is on a mission to enable affordable access to groceries for every home in North America while setting a new standard for freshness and value. By leveraging social e-commerce and proprietary forecasting technology, the company continues to redefine online grocery shopping. Since its inception, Weee! has received $835M+ in funding from Arena Holdings, Blackstone, DST Global,Goodwater Capital, Greystone Capital, iFly.vc, Lightspeed Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Tiger Global, VMG, and XVC. Join the fun on our iOS and Android apps! Shipping nationwide 📣
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