Ernestine Fu

Ernestine Fu is an American venture capitalist, scholar, and author. She is currently the founder and managing partner of Brave Capital and a venture partner at Alsop Louie Partners. As a Stanford University graduate, she has earned bachelor's, master's, MBA, PhD, and postdoctoral degrees in engineering, with distinguished academic honors including Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. Her research focuses on autonomous driving technologies, particularly system biases and control transitions in human-computer interaction, and has received awards at various academic conferences. Beyond her investment work, Ernestine Fu is an active advocate for civic engagement, authoring books such as Civic Work, Civic Lessons and Renewed Energy. She has been recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30, Vanity Fair's New Establishment List, and Business Insider's Silicon Valley 100.

• 2011–Present·Brave Capital·Founder and Managing Partner
  • Leads venture investments with a focus on emerging technologies and the startup ecosystem. Oversees M&A negotiations, organizes SPVs, and engages in angel investments.
• 2011–Present·Alsop Louie Partners·Venture Partner
  • Guides company founders in achieving product-market fit and scaling their teams. Supervises investment programs that commercialize university research.

• 2010–2016·Stanford University·PhD
  • Research Focus: Human-computer interaction and system biases in autonomous driving technologies.
• 2008–2010·Stanford University·MBA
• 2006–2008·Stanford University·MS
  • Research Focus: Engineering.
• 2002–2006·Stanford University·BS
  • Honors: Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa.