Nancy Xu
About Nancy Xu
Nancy Xu is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is VP, AI & Agentforce at Salesforce, where she leads strategy and development of enterprise AI agents. She holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and computer science from Stanford University. She also completed a joint Computer Science PhD and MBA there, and worked in Stanford's AI Lab as a researcher and lecturer.
In 2022 she founded Moonhub, an AI recruiting platform, and served as its CEO until 2025. Moonhub announced a $10M round in 2023 and was reported to have raised over $14M in total, with investors including Khosla Ventures, GV and Salesforce. In June 2025 the Moonhub team joined Salesforce.
Xu also co-founded The Gradient, an AI publication, in 2018. TIME named her to its list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI in 2023.
Xu has invested in early-stage technology startups through Xu Ventures, where she has been a general partner since 2021. Crunchbase lists 2 investments, 2 portfolio companies, 0 lead investments and 0 exits. Names, dates, check sizes and fund size for these investments are not public in the sources we found.
Public descriptions of Xu Ventures say it backs early-stage AI startups shaping the future of work. We could not confirm named AI investments with dates from public sources.
Xu Ventures is described as investing in early-stage technology founders pursuing societally impactful missions. Her own work centers on AI agents, foundation models and the future of work, so pitches in those areas are closest to her background. Check size, ownership targets and geographic preferences are not published.
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- alphaxiv.org/@nancy-xu
- cnbcevents.com/speakers/nancy-xu
- time.com/collections/time100-ai/6310644/nancy-xu
- techcrunch.com/2025/06/02/salesforce-buys-moonhub-a-startup-building-a
- ayeshakhanna.com/women-in-ai-feature/nancy-xu
- admnt.com/blog/how-nancy-xu-raised-10m-for-moonhub
- linkedin.com/posts/xnancy_moonhub-the-ai-powered-recruiter-to-power-ac
Investing activity
Nancy Xu has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has founded 2 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Nancy Xu
Who is Nancy Xu?
Nancy Xu is VP, AI & Agentforce at Salesforce and the former founder and CEO of Moonhub, an AI recruiting startup. She is also a general partner at Xu Ventures and a co-founder of The Gradient.
What stage does Nancy Xu invest in?
Public profiles describe her investing as early-stage. No specific round or stage range is published.
What does Nancy Xu invest in?
Xu Ventures is described as backing early-stage technology founders with societally impactful missions. Some profiles specify AI startups shaping the future of work.
What is Nancy Xu's check size?
Her check size is not public. We found no statement from her or her fund giving a range.
Has Nancy Xu founded a company?
Yes. She founded Moonhub in 2022, an AI recruiter product, and ran it as CEO until its team joined Salesforce in 2025. Crunchbase lists 2 companies founded.
How can founders contact Nancy Xu?
She has a public LinkedIn profile. A warm introduction from a mutual connection is the safer route, since she has no public pitch process.
Is Nancy Xu an angel investor?
Yes. Nancy Xu invests personally as an angel and is VP, AI & Agentforce at Salesforce. Crunchbase counts 2 investments.
Where is Nancy Xu based?
Nancy Xu is based in San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States.
How can founders reach Nancy Xu?
Founders on Lounge can see Nancy Xu's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Nancy Xu to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.