# Eric Rosenblum

> Eric Rosenblum is a General Partner at Xora Innovation, a Temasek-backed early-stage venture firm investing in AI infrastructure, applied AI, and deep tech. Based in Silicon Valley, he is the firm's first US-based GP, bridging Southeast Asian capital with American innovation. Before Xora, he built Foothill Ventures into a leading deep-tech seed fund and spent his career as an operator at Google, Palantir, and as founder/executive at two acquired startups. A Harvard and MIT Sloan graduate raised in Steubenville, Ohio, he brings a rare combination of big-tech product leadership, China market experience, and hands-on startup scaling to his role as investor.

- **Role:** General Partner at Xora Innovation
- **Organizations:** Xora Innovation, Foothill Ventures, Google, Palantir Technologies, Drawbridge, Smartpay, Boston Consulting Group, Omni Design Technologies, Track Group
- **From:** Steubenville, Ohio, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** AB, East Asian Studies / Economics (Magna Cum Laude), Harvard University, MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Built Foothill Ventures (formerly Tsingyuan Ventures) into a $200M AUM deep tech seed fund, First Silicon Valley-based General Partner at Xora Innovation, Temasek's deep tech VC arm, Led COO role at Drawbridge, which was acquired by LinkedIn

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Began career as consultant at Boston Consulting Group; started work in China
- **1999** — Left BCG after ~7 years; pivoted to entrepreneurship in China
- **2005** — Joined RealNetworks as GM Strategy and Managing Director
- **2008** — Joined Google as Director, Product and Strategy/Operations
- **2011** — Sold Smartpay (China's early private payment company) to Ping An Group
- **2012** — Joined Drawbridge as VP Product, later becoming COO
- **2014** — Joined Palantir Technologies in product leadership, overseeing cybersecurity, fraud detection, and AML products
- **2017** — Left Palantir; joined Tsingyuan Ventures (later renamed Foothill Ventures) as Managing Partner
- **2019** — Drawbridge acquired by LinkedIn - portfolio validation for his operator-to-investor pivot
- **2024** — Grew Foothill Ventures to $200M AUM with investments in Amperesand, HyperLight, Aether Fuels, Quintessent, Coreshell, AM Batteries, and more
- **2026-04** — Appointed General Partner at Xora Innovation (Temasek-backed) as first Silicon Valley-based GP

## Achievements

- Built Foothill Ventures (formerly Tsingyuan Ventures) into a $200M AUM deep tech seed fund
- First Silicon Valley-based General Partner at Xora Innovation, Temasek's deep tech VC arm
- Led COO role at Drawbridge, which was acquired by LinkedIn
- Founded and sold Smartpay (one of China's first private payment companies) to Ping An Group
- Backed Celestial AI at Foothill Ventures - subsequently acquired by Marvell Technology
- Harvard University graduate, Magna Cum Laude (East Asian Studies/Economics)
- 25+ years of combined operator, entrepreneur, and investor experience across US and China
- Curated portfolio with 75% PhD founders at Foothill Ventures
- Board member at Track Group and multiple portfolio companies
- Published investment content reaching thousands of founders and investors via Medium

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Appointed General Partner at Xora Innovation, Temasek-backed deep tech VC firm, as first US-based GP based in Silicon Valley
- **2025-03** — Published 'Anatomy of a deal: NovoLINC' on Medium, sharing Foothill Ventures investment case study
- **2025-02** — Published 'The photonics moment' on Medium, outlining the investment case for photonic chips and optical interconnects
- **2024-11** — Published Foothill Ventures investment thesis: 'AI to Infrastructure' investment cluster framework
- **2024-10** — Published 'What we invest in at Foothill Ventures' - detailed breakdown of fund strategy and criteria

## Links

- Website: https://xora.vc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erosenblum

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Last updated: 2026-05-19