Lan is the founder and Managing Partner of Basis Set, an early stage venture fund focusing on AI/Automation/Enterprise SaaS, with $300M+ AUM. She's one of the earliest investors in companies such as Scale (now worth >$7.3B), Workstream, Path Robotics, Ergeon, Quince etc. Basis Set was the largest early stage venture firms in AUM founded by a solo woman in 2017, according to SVB. Previously, Lan built and led the Corporate Development Strategy team at Dropbox during its most acquisitive time. She previously managed teams at McKinsey in New York and Shanghai, advising Fortune 500 companies on issues including big data, AI, and growth strategy. Earlier in her career, Lan designed and developed brain training games as a founder and studied human brain functions for her Ph.D. She also received her M.A. in Statistics, both from the University of Michigan.