Lei Du
Partner at Sancus Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLei Du is an experienced AI and data leader with 11 years building production ML and pricing systems across Microsoft, Opendoor, and News Break before moving into early-stage investing and startups in San Francisco. As Partner at Sancus Ventures and advisor to Monterey AI, he focuses on software infrastructure that bridges AI, blockchain, and real-world financial products—previously co-founding Huma Finance to rethink private credit. His background in machine learning and information retrieval (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications) underpins hands-on roles in ranking, ads, and pricing engineering that delivered measurable business alpha. Comfortable in both research and product environments, he pairs JavaScript/HTML/CSS fluency with deep applied-science experience, making him a pragmatic builder who scouts and scales technical founders and platforms.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Machine Learning & Information Retrieval, Machine Learning & Information Retrieval at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
chinglish
Github Skills (73)
windows10
cross-platform10
android10
macos10
flutter10
ios10
desktop10
dart9
material-design9
react9
mobile9
mongodb9
activation8
app-framework8
javascript8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
duleigiser/ts-axios
Aug 2019 - May 2023
typescript axios
Contributions:5 PRs, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
typescriptaxiosxmlhttprequest
duleigiser/sunland-upload-sdk
Sep 2020 - Jul 2024
Contributions:1 release, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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