Esther Xu

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Principal · Healthcare · healthtech

Pinecrest Growth
New York, NY · ET (UTC-5)
7+ years experience
Parsons School of Design
English
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Overview

7 years around startups; now investing in healthcare. Led or co-led 14 investments, 4 of them now at Series B or later. Before that: Spotify and Dell Technologies. Most at home with fintech and venture capital. Collector of fountain pens.

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  • Second opinions on fintech decisions
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
  • Questions about healthcare
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Skills
healthtechfintechventure capitalregulationbiotech

Experience

  1. Principal
    Jun 2024 - Present
    Pinecrest Growth · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Backed 52 founders at pre-seed and seed.
    • Previously an operator for 12 years before investing.
  2. Financial Analyst
    Oct 2020 - Jun 2024
    Spotify · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.
    • Saved $3 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
  3. Financial Analyst
    Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
    Dell Technologies · 1 yr · Full-time · New York, NY
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $290 million raise.

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Education

  1. Parsons School of Design
    BFA, Engineering
    2015 - 2019

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