Tx Zhuo
General Partner at Fika Ventures
Tx Zhuo
General Partner at Fika Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2016 - Current
Fika Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B software startups, with an emphasis on pre-Series A companies. Our expertise spans vertical SaaS, fintech, commerce enablement, healthcare, and marketplaces, particularly those harnessing AI to drive innovation. We pride ourselves on a hands-on, collaborative approach, viewing ourselves as true partners in building your business—not the other way around.
Managing Partner
2012 - 2016
Early-stage venture capital fund based in Los Angeles focused on investments in education technology, digital media, healthcare, financial services and consumer goods. Karlin Ventures is an affiliate of Karlin Asset Management, a private investment firm managing over $1.4 billion of unleveraged equity capital.
Associate
2010 - 2012
Managed deal screening and due diligence for North American investment opportunities. Led outreach initiatives relating to Bay Area start up communities.
Consultant
2008 - 2010
Supported the acquisition of an Asian insurer by a leading UK life insurance player by writing the equity story for the investor relations work stream. Conducted a store operations diagnostic for a leading European retailer; running a retail store for 2 months to implement operational changes and designing a labor scheduling tool that has been rolled out across 200 stores, leading to a 3% cost saving. Refreshed the Retail Banking strategy for a leading UK bank, including detailing the required financials in a credit-constrained environment and defining a new strategy and target operating model for the affluent business division.
Founder
2004 - 2007
Founded then successfully exited an ecommerce company selling college textbooks on EBay, half.com and Amazon; sold more than 1,000 books a day at its peak with >$6M in annualized sales. Established a cost efficient distribution center in India and managed a 4 person 24/7 customer service team remotely.