Simon Lu

Simon Lu is a Principal at Y Combinator based in San Francisco, California, where he sources, invests in, and advises early-stage technology startups globally. Since joining the accelerator in 2022, he has evaluated founders for recent cohorts, including the Winter 2024 batch, and co-authored the firm's updated Requests for Startups list focusing on artificial intelligence infrastructure. Prior to his current position, Lu served as an early-stage investor at Initialized Capital under Garry Tan and held product management and business operations roles at various emerging technology companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University and has built a personal investment portfolio featuring enterprise software developers such as Retool. His current investment focus centers on scaling seed-stage ventures operating across the artificial intelligence, developer tools, financial technology, and consumer software markets.