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Joining Terra as the Head of Ecosystem Development
Talks about Terra, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
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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
Strategic Advisor and Investor
2022 - Current
Strategic advisor and angel investor to startups in AI, SaaS, fintech, and web3. Portfolio Highlights: - AI/SaaS: Fal AI, Persona, Hebbia, Alif Semi, Vimcal, Masa AI ($MASA) - Fintech: Finix, Liquifi, Kanmon - Web3/Crypto: Skip Protocol ($ATOM), Initia ($INIT), Coinhall ($JUP) Advisory Highlights: - Fal AI (Backed by A16z, First Round): Managed and sourced partnerships with Cloud providers and AI Model Labs, driving integrations and product launches. - Skip Protocol (Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed): Built financial operations and projections for Series A as consulting CFO; interviewed customers to write PRD and develop new product feature. - Ondo Finance (Backed by Founders Fund, Pantera): Refined whitepaper, investor materials, and crypto exchange listing partnerships as Strategic Finance advisor; supported Series B with introductions and coaching. - Pond (Backed by Coinbase Ventures): Coaching the leadership team on marketing, strategic positioning, and preparing for investor meetings.
VP, Head of Ventures & Incubation
2023 - 2023
Senior leader of investment team, managed the Binance Labs accelerator, and advised BNB Chain on ecosystem strategy. Sourced and led the seed round for Initia (listed on Binance in April 2025).
Partner
2018 - 2022
Venture capital investor across sectors including SaaS, fintech, and infrastructure. Sourced, diligenced, and deployed over $200M in deal volume across a dozen investments. Investments: - Seed in Shipper (Board Observer) - Series A in Elementus (Board Observer) - Series A in Eco - 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
2015 - 2017
Financial modeling, valuation, and analysis for multiple sell-side $1Bn+ M&A deals in the technology sector. Summer analyst in 2014 and received full-time return offer.
Admissions & Outreach Intern
2013 - 2015
Associate Product Manager Intern
2013 - 2013
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.