•
Joining Terra as the Head of Ecosystem Development
Talks about Terra, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
NL
Natalie Luu
Investor at Ringside Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Natalie Luu is an experienced investor and advisor with a background at Lightspeed and Binance, currently serving as an Investor & Advisor at Ringside Ventures. She has held key roles in venture capital, strategic partnerships, and business development, with a focus on sectors like SMB Software, Cloud Infrastructure, and FinTech. Natalie has a strong track record in investing in early-stage companies and has contributed significantly to the growth and success of various startups throughout her career.
Work Experience
Advisor and Investor
2022 - Current
Partnerships Advisor
2025 - 2025
Angel investor in Fal's pre-seed round. Established initial product partnerships with GenAI model labs and channel partnerships with cloud GPU providers.
Generative Media Platform for Developers
Raised $23,000,000.00 from Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Julien Chaumond, Kindred Ventures, Aravind Srinivas and Guillermo Rauch.
VP, Head of Ventures & Incubation
2023 - 2023
Managed the Binance Labs accelerator program, led venture investments, and advised BNB Chain on ecosystem strategy. Sourced and led the seed round for Initia (listed on Binance in April 2025).
Partner
2018 - 2022
Led venture capital investments into startups from seed to growth stage. Invested across sectors including SaaS, fintech, and infrastructure. Deployed over $200M in capital across a dozen investments and sourced 5 early-stage deals. Investments: - Seed in Shipper (Board Observer) - Series A in Elementus (Board Observer) - Series A in Beam - Series B in Finix (Board Observer) - Series B in Alif Semiconductor - Token investment in Terraform Labs - Growth Round (2018) in Epic Games - Series C in Navan (fka TripActions) - Series D in Blend (NYSE:BLND) - Series D in ezCater - Series E in Seismic
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
Special Projects
2017 - 2018
Investment Banking M&A Analyst
2015 - 2017
Admissions & Outreach
2013 - 2015
Associate Product Manager Intern
2013 - 2013
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.