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James Luo

Partner at CapitalG

San Francisco, California

Overview 

James Luo is a Partner at CapitalG in San Francisco, California, with a focus on growth investing in sectors such as Cybersecurity and FinTech. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and has invested in companies like AlphaSense and Dtex Systems at significant stages of their growth. Luo's career highlights include serving on the boards of companies like DTEX Systems and Salt Security, as well as making strategic investments in AlphaSense at Series F and Salt Security at Series D stages.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2018 - Current

    General Partner at Alphabet's independent growth fund investing in infrastructure (hardware and software), security, AI applications, and healthcare. Companies: AlphaSense, Armis, Constant Contact, Crowdstrike, Dataiku, DTEX, Expel, Freshworks, Newfold Digital, nEye Systems, Orca Security, Salt Security, Strive Health, Zscaler, and others unannounced

CapitalG is the growth capital fund financed by Alphabet that invests for profit in growth stage technology companies.

  • Investor

    2017 - 2017

    Long-short fundamental equity investing within the TMT and Consumer sectors

Viking Global Investors is an investment firm that uses fundamental analysis to select investments across industries and geographies.

  • Investor

    2014 - 2016

    Growth and buyout technology investing

Sunley House Capital Management is an investment manager focused primarily on publicly traded securities.

  • Consultant

    2012 - 2014

    Advisory on corporate strategy, transaction due diligence, and organizational transformation across multiple industries in North America, Asia, and Europe.

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

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