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Mengxi Lu

Founder of Kanmon

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Mengxi Lu is the Co-Founder of Kanmon, a company currently hiring in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background as an Angel Investor and experience as a Director at Mission Lane. Lu has invested in companies like Salsa and Sandbar at the seed stage, and Moov at the Series A stage, demonstrating expertise in entrepreneurship and strategic investment decisions.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder

    2021 - Current

    At Kanmon, we are building infrastructure to enable vertical software and marketplace companies to provide bespoke financing products to their business customers.

Kanmon platform is the easiest way to for vertical SaaS and marketplaces to offer embedded lending products to their business customers.

Raised $9,200,000.00 from CUNA Mutual Group, FIS and Infinity Ventures.

  • Angel Investor

    2010

    Early stage investor focusing on fintech, infrastructure, and AI. Some of the portfolio companies include: Unit, Bolt, Honest Bank, ColumnTax, TrueAccord, Argyle, Tola, Moov, Novo Bank, Sanlo, Felux, Sandbar, Emfi, etc.

  • Director

    2019 - 2021

    Mission Lane (formerly LendUp Card) is a consumer finance company focused on financial health.

  • Tech Lead

    2015 - 2019

    LendUp is an SF-based, socially responsible lender for the 56% of Americans shut out of mainstream banking due to low credit or volatile income.

LendUp is a socially responsible lender for the 56% of Americans shut out of mainstream banking due to low credit or volatile income.

Raised $361,500,000.00 from PayPal Ventures.

  • Engineer

    2014 - 2015

    Responsible for Oyster's data platform and infrastructure.

  • Engineer

    2013 - 2014

Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking website.

Raised $125,250,000.00 from Menlo Ventures.

  • Senior Analyst

    2012 - 2013

comScore is a cross-platform measurement company that measures audiences, brands, and consumer behavior.

Raised $409,639,769.00 from CVI Investments, Smile Group and WPP.

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