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Alicia Zheng

Member at Global Women in Investor

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Alicia Zheng is a Tech & Healthcare VC Investor based in New York City, with a strong background in venture capital, market research, and financial modeling. She holds a Master of Business Administration from NYU Stern School of Business and has experience working with organizations like Plum Alley and NYU Langone Health. Two key highlights of her career are her current role as a VC investor focusing on sectors like TransportationTech and Digital Health, and her involvement with prominent organizations such as Global Women in VC and 100 Women In Finance.

Work Experience 

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Global Women in VC

  • Member

    2022 - Current

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100 Women In Finance

  • Member

    2022

100 Women in Finance is an investment and finance firm.

100women.org
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Plum Alley

  • Investor

    2021 - 2025

    Investing in Series A B2B companies in frontier technology and healthcare breakthroughs with gender diverse founding teams. Select deals: Helaina (Series A); Gameto (Series A, Pre-B); Juvena Therapeutics (Series A); VegaX (Series A); Openwater (Pre-B); FidoCure (Pre-B); GC Therapeutics (Series A); Siren Biotechnology (Series A).

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All Raise

  • Associate Cohort

    2021 - 2022

    Accelerating the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous, equitable future.

All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous equitable future.

Raised $15,000,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank, Sequoia Capital, Pivotal Ventures, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Reid Hoffman Foundation, Silicon Valley Bank and Pivotal Ventures.

allraise.org
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NYU Langone Health

  • Laboratory Manager

    2016 - 2019

    - Helped build up a new pancreatic cancer research laboratory - Kimmelman lab at Department of Radiation Oncology as the 1st team member. Led lab planning; managed startup projects; supported team growth by 5X within the first year. - Took charge of sourcing and purchasing; conducted due diligence and negotiated with vendors; managed 6 public and private grants; helped with budgeting, spending control and grant financial reports. - Supported research projects; supervised research animals; completed full colony import from Jackson Laboratory. - Maintained databases and inventories; engaged in cross-functional collaborations with various divisions/departments. - Partnered with Technology Opportunities & Ventures to facilitate technology & material transfers. - Drafted and maintained animal study, biosafety and other research protocols.

  • Research Associate

    2012 - 2016

    - Managed and ran operations of a neuroscience research laboratory at Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine. - Assisted with research projects, managed lab expenditures, database, equipment, and research animals.

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New York University

  • Office Assistant

    2011 - 2012

    Office of Sustainability - Prepared monthly budget & spending report for ten departments including CoGen Power Plant and Energy Fund. - Prepared application for New York State’s economic development initiative - ReCharge NY. - Helped with invoice/payment processing for vendors and NYC Department of Transportation.

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Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Research Assistant

    2009 - 2010

    - Launched a molecular study of grass tribe Stipeae and Miscanthus, an ornamental crop and biofuel, at the State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany. - Helped organize an international workshop to launch "Flora of Pan-Himalayas" project in collaborations with 11 countries.

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Xanterra Travel Collection

  • Summer Intern

    2008 - 2008

    Hospitality operations.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts is a global diversified travel & hospitality company.

xanterra.com

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