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TX Zhuo

General Partner at Fika Ventures

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Overview

TX Zhuo is a General Partner at Fika Ventures [1][3]. Zhuo began involvement with startups during college, founding and subsequently selling an online college textbook marketplace through EMT Alliance [2][7]. After earning a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Economics from Wesleyan University [9], Zhuo worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company in the financial services and consumer goods practices [2][6]. Zhuo then served as CFO for Lit Motors, an electric vehicle startup [2], before joining Innovation Endeavors as an Associate [5]. Zhuo co-founded Karlin Ventures in Los Angeles in 2012, serving as Managing Partner for four years [2][4]. Zhuo holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business [8] and has been a General Partner at Fika Ventures since August 2016 [3].

Profile introduction
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An entrepreneur at heart, TX has been involved with startups since his college days where he started then successfully sold an online college textbook marketplace. After a stint at McKinsey where he was a core member of their financial services and consumer goods practices, he came back to his roots and served as the CFO for an electric vehicle startup, Lit Motors. Thereafter, he worked for Innovation Endeavors, a seed stage venture fund backed by Eric Schmidt. In 2012, he co-founded Karlin Ventures, based in Los Angeles, where he served as the managing partner for 4 years before co-founding F…

Career history

  1. General PartnerAug 2016 to presentFika Ventures
  2. Managing PartnerJul 2012 to Jul 2016Karlin Ventures
  3. AssociateOct 2010 to May 2012Innovation Endeavors
  4. ConsultantAug 2008 to Aug 2010McKinsey & Company
  5. FounderAug 2004 to May 2007EMT Alliance

Education

  1. Master of Business Administration (MBA)2010 - 2012Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  2. Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Economics2008Wesleyan University
  3. Raffles Institution1995 - 1999

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