Zhuoru Zeng

Zhuoru is a Startup Research Intern at the USC Stevens Center for Innovation and a second-year MS Finance candidate at the USC Marshall School of Business.

He brings a background spanning computer engineering, business analytics, and early-stage ventures. At the Stevens Center, he helps map entrepreneurship resources across campus, maintains the startup database, and builds communication channels between campus startup resource hubs. He also raises the visibility of the USC startup ecosystem through event initiatives and media outreach. Prior to joining the Stevens Center, Zhuoru interned at boutique investment banks supporting early- and growth-stage startups raising capital. He also co-founded 18VC, a venture podcast and venture platform featuring young founders, researchers, and the investors who back them.

Zhuoru earned his BE in Computer Engineering and his MS in Information Management and Business Analytics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.