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James Luo

James Luo

General Partner·CapitalG

San Francisco, California, United States

Bio

Professional summary

James Luo's official CapitalG profile says he focuses on infrastructure software, emerging datacenter technologies, and healthcare. Public reporting says he was promoted to General Partner in March 2025 and has led or worked on investments including AlphaSense, CrowdStrike, Expel, Dataiku, and DTEX Systems. A DTEX profile describes him as co-leading CapitalG's infrastructure software investing efforts with attention to security, networking, and developer platforms. In May 2026, CTech quoted Luo on Israel's continuing strength in cybersecurity and AI talent.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

growth-stageSeries B+

Sector

enterprise softwareinfrastructure softwaredatacenter technologieshealthcarecybersecuritydeveloper platforms

Thesis

infrastructure softwareemerging datacenter technologieshealthcare technologysecurity, networking, and developer platforms

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AlphaSenseCrowdStrikeExpelDataikuDTEX Systems

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

A founder should lead with technical depth and enterprise deployment relevance, especially for infrastructure, datacenter, security, networking, or developer-platform products. The pitch should show how the product fits into modern enterprise architectures and why it matters at scale.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference his official focus on infrastructure software and emerging datacenter technologies.
  2. 2Connect security or networking themes to public descriptions of his work with DTEX and cybersecurity companies.
  3. 3If relevant, mention Israel cybersecurity or AI talent given his recent CTech comments.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • In May 2026, CTech quoted James Luo on Israel's strength in cybersecurity and AI talent.

  • CapitalG promoted James Luo to General Partner in March 2025 according to public reporting.

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