Overview
Claire Zau is a Partner at Lightspeed [1][2]. Zau previously held the position of Partner and AI Lead at GSV Ventures from July 2024 to April 2026 [3], and before that served as Vice President from June 2022 to July 2024 [4] and Investment Associate from July 2020 to June 2022 [5]. Zau also held roles at the ASU+GSV Summit, including Partner and AI Lead from July 2024 to April 2026 [6] and Vice President from June 2022 to September 2025 [7]. Earlier in Zau's career, Zau was a Venture Capital Fellow at Red & Blue Ventures from November 2019 to July 2020 [9]. Zau holds a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University [10], a Master of Science from the University of Pennsylvania [11], and completed the Bing Overseas Studies Program at the University of Oxford [12].
Career history
- PartnerApr 2026 to presentLightspeed
- Partner and AI LeadJul 2024 to Apr 2026GSV Ventures
- Vice PresidentJun 2022 to Jul 2024GSV Ventures
- Investment AssociateJul 2020 to Jun 2022GSV Ventures
- Partner and AI LeadJul 2024 to Apr 2026ASU+GSV Summit
- Vice President, GSV VenturesJun 2022 to Sep 2025ASU+GSV Summit
- Program LeadJul 2020 to Jun 2022ASU+GSV Summit
- Venture Capital FellowNov 2019 to Jul 2020Red & Blue Ventures
Education
Bachelor of Arts - BAStanford University
Master of Science - MSUniversity of Pennsylvania
Bing Overseas Studies ProgramUniversity of Oxford
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