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Kyle Lui
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Kyle Lui is a General Partner at Bling Capital, a venture capital firm where he focuses on early-stage investments in technology startups.2 He joined Bling Capital in 2022 after leaving his position as a Partner at DCM, where he had worked for nearly eight years.3
Investment Experience
Kyle has an impressive track record in venture capital, having backed 7 "unicorn" companies (startups valued at over $1 billion) across various sectors including SaaS, consumer internet, digital health, and fintech.12 Some of his notable investments while at DCM include:
- DocSend (acquired by Dropbox)
- TravelBank (acquired by US Bank)
- Wrike (acquired by Citrix)
- Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS)
- Shift (Nasdaq: SFT)
- Tapingo (acquired by GrubHub)
He also served as a board member or observer for companies like SoFi (Nasdaq: SOFI), Matterport (Nasdaq: MTTR), and BitTorrent (acquired by Tron).2
Entrepreneurial Background
In addition to his investing experience, Kyle has founded two startups:
- ChoicePass: An HR SaaS startup that was acquired by Salesforce and became part of Work.com (Salesforce's HR Cloud).2
- XcelDx: The predecessor to Scanwell Health (acquired by BD).2
After the acquisition of ChoicePass, Kyle served as Director of Product Management for Work.com at Salesforce, growing the business to over 1,000 B2B customers and $40M+ ARR.2
Education and Early Career
Kyle holds a Bachelor of Science degree from UC Berkeley, where he was a Gates Millennium Scholar, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.2 He began his career as a private equity investor at Pantheon and Clearwater Capital, working in both San Francisco and Hong Kong.2
Current Role at Bling Capital
At Bling Capital, Kyle works alongside founder Ben Ling, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments in B2B, SaaS, digital consumer, digital health, fintech, and other technology sectors.34 The firm is known for its strong emphasis on product and product-market fit, leveraging a network of product experts to support their portfolio companies.3
Kyle Lui's extensive experience as both an investor and entrepreneur, combined with his global perspective and track record of successful investments, makes him a valuable asset to Bling Capital and the startups they support.
