# Julie Zhuo

> Julie Zhuo is a seed investor in Palo Alto backing Software and Education. See 11 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-zhuo-35b11322/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/joulee
- Website: http://juliezhuo.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie

Julie Zhuo is a seed investor in Palo Alto focused on Software and Education. Julie Zhuo is currently the co-founder of Inspirit, a product strategy, data and design advisory firm for high-growth tech companies. Before that she was the VP of Product Design for the Facebook app, where she helped scale the service from 10 million users to over 2 billion during her 13 years there. Her field guide to management, The Makingof a Manager, became an instant Wall Street Journal bestseller and was selected as one of Amazon's Best Business and Leadership Books of 2019. She writes about technology, design, and leadership on her popular blog and mailing list, The Looking Glass. She graduated with a computer science degree from Stanford University and lives with her husband and three children in California's Bay Area.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 55% |
| Education | 2 | 18% |
| Product Design | 2 | 18% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 18% |
| SaaS | 1 | 9% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 55% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 82% |
| Ireland | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Noon | Noon operates in the product design software, developing an AI-native tool for digital product teams. It focuses on bridging design and engineering workflows by integrating live code from a company's codebase and design system into a collaborative canvas. | $44M |  | Apr 01, 2026 | https://noon.design |
| Hero Assistant | Hero is a comprehensive daily assistant app designed to help users manage and run their life all in one place. It features integrated tools for grocery lists (with direct ordering via Instacart), to-dos, calendar events, habit tracking, weather updates, AI-powered search, notes, and notifications that alert even when the phone is on silent. | $3.5M | Seed | Sep 10, 2025 | https://tryhero.app |
| Galileo AI | Galileo AI creates delightful, editable UI designs from a simple text description. It empowers you to design faster than ever. | $4.4M | Seed | Feb 06, 2024 | https://www.usegalileo.ai/ |
| Primer | At Primer, students learn at their own pace, pursue their passions, and get the support they deserve. A school designed for tomorrow's leaders, enrolling today. | $15M | Series A | Apr 28, 2022 | https://www.withprimer.com/ |
| Pineapple | Pineapple helps people make a stellar first impression every time, with a visual story that shows off their personality. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 10, 2022 | https://www.pineappleapp.io/ |
| Pipeline | Becoming a content creator is what most kids around the world aspire to do. In the early days, this was seen as a hobby. Today, it's a viable career that millions are pursuing. We aspire to support the next generation of content creators build careers they are passionate about. Our team is comprised of seasoned creators and those who have beenin the industry for a decade. We're tackling this by building an online school for content creators and are backed by some of the biggest creators in the industry. | $2M | Seed | Jul 16, 2021 | https://pipeline.gg/ |
| Bitwise | Bitwise is a crypto-specialist asset manager for individuals, investment managers, and institutions navigating cryptocurrency. The company offers a suite of 32 investment solutions, including yield and alpha strategies, multi-strategy solutions, separately managed accounts, onchain staking, index funds, bitcoin ETPs, and more. By serving as aspecialist partner, it enables clients to access the opportunities that meet their objectives. | $70M | Series B | Jun 20, 2021 | https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com |
| Bitwise | Bitwise is a crypto-specialist asset manager for individuals, investment managers, and institutions navigating cryptocurrency. The company offers a suite of 32 investment solutions, including yield and alpha strategies, multi-strategy solutions, separately managed accounts, onchain staking, index funds, bitcoin ETPs, and more. By serving as aspecialist partner, it enables clients to access the opportunities that meet their objectives. | $70M | Series B | Jun 15, 2021 | https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com |
| MindPortal | MindPortal makes wearable devices for brain analysis and assessment. The companies brain-computer interface enables providers to make clinical decisions. Founded by Ekram Alam and Jack Baber in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, United States. | $5M | Seed | May 24, 2021 | https://www.mindportal.com |
| Mirage | The all-in-one AI powered creator studio | $4M | Seed | Feb 01, 2021 | https://www.captions.ai/ |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Electric Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/electric-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Third Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/third-point-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vetamer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vetamer-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Julie Zhuo invest in?

Julie Zhuo invests primarily in Software, Education and Product Design startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Julie Zhuo?

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### When did Julie Zhuo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Julie Zhuo closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 11 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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