Olive Xu

Vice President, Venture Investing

"I’m inspired by founders with the conviction to take bold risks, build category-defining products, and create long lasting impact through innovation."

Location

San Francisco, CA and Palo Alto, CA

Expertise

AI, Enterprise Technology Software

Bio

Olive joined Citi Ventures in 2026 as a Vice President, covering enterprise technology and AI investments across North America. She is passionate about identifying emerging technology trends, partnering with exceptional founders, and supporting the next generation of category-defining companies.

Prior to Citi Ventures, Olive spent five years in venture capital investing. She began her career at a New York based family office, focusing on enterprise SaaS venture investments and fund investments. She later joined Sorenson Capital’s growth team, where she sourced, invested and supported growth-stage companies across technology software and AI sectors, working closely with founders as they scaled their businesses.

Olive holds a B.S from University of Washington and an M.A from Columbia University.