Clarey Zhu
Angel Investor @ Headline
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Clarey Zhu is a Series C investor at Headline in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. Clarey Zhu is the Partner at TCV. Clarey Zhu attended Yale University.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Clarey Zhu invests in
Stages Clarey Zhu invests in
Countries Clarey Zhu invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (100%)
- SaaS 1 (50%)
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Compliance 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series C 1 (50%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (50%)
Country
- Italy 1 (50%)
- Ireland 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Exein develops embedded cybersecurity solutions designed to secure Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices. The company provides a platform that integrates security directly into the firmware of embedded systems, enabling real-time threat detection, monitoring, and response. Exein’s technology focuses on runtime protection and behavioranalysis at the edge, helping manufacturers secure devices without requiring major hardware changes or external software agents. Its solution is compatible with widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) and Linux-based environments, allowing for flexible integration across different devices. The company also offers tools for vulnerability assessment and threat intelligence tailored for firmware-level defense. Exein supports developers with APIs and SDKs to incorporate security features during the product development phase. Through its platform, the company addresses growing security risks in critical sectors such as automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics. | $270M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| Fonoa is a tax technology company that develops a global tax automation platform for digital businesses, marketplaces, SaaS providers, and multinational enterprises. The company helps organizations manage indirect tax compliance by automating processes such as tax calculation, tax ID validation, invoicing, e-invoicing, reporting, and tax returnpreparation across multiple jurisdictions. Its platform is designed to reduce the complexity of complying with constantly changing VAT, GST, sales tax, and other indirect tax regulations worldwide. The company provides a modular, API-first platform that integrates with existing finance, ERP, payment, and operational systems. Its solutions enable businesses to automatically determine the correct tax treatment for transactions, validate customer and supplier tax IDs, generate locally compliant invoices, and meet country-specific e-invoicing and digital reporting requirements. Fonoa supports tax operations across more than 190 jurisdictions and processes hundreds of millions of transactions annually. | $110M / Series C / May 28, 2026 |
Co-Investors
About Headline
Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. It invests across geographies, leading rounds at every stage.The firm's Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, and invest locally. Its San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B andbeyond, working in collaboration with their Early Stage Teams. The sizes and locations of these funds make it possible for them to see local trends up close, identify winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble, and Yeahka are among the stars in Headline’s world.Headline was founded in San Francisco, California in 1998.
Headline Contacts
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Andreas Haug
Founding and General Partner
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Christian Miele
General Partner
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Conrad Chu
Partner
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Jonathan Becker
Partner
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Jonathan Userovici
General Partner
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What does Clarey Zhu invest in?
Clarey Zhu invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Series C and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Clarey Zhu closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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