As Partner & Head of Business Development, Investments for Aventurine Capital Group, LLC, Avery Lu leverages his 29+ years of experience as a high-tech business executive in both large corporations and startups. He works directly with partners in venture capital, universities, and startups as well as scientists to identify high-value intellectual property.  

Avery has previously co-founded 3 startups; Palo Alto Scientific (AI sports analytics/wearables), ActionSpot Startup Studio (venture studio & co-working space), and WBGlobalSemi (SiC power management solutions). Early in his career, he held various senior-level roles in Business Development, Segment Marketing, Product Marketing, Global Account Management, and Field Applications Engineering at NXP Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies, Toshiba Semiconductor, Winbond Electronics, American Microsystems Incorporated, Cypress Semiconductor, Viewlogic Systems, and Xilinx.

Avery is a Senior Member of the IEEE, former chair of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Societ,y and executive committee member of the IEEE Startup SIG, in Silicon Valley. He has served on the Board of Directors of CASPA (Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association) since 2011, and is currently on the Advisory Board of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at his alma mater, Santa Clara University, where he earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering.