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Lily Yuen Xu

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Business Development, Startups and Venture Capital at Amazon (AWS) at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

A former beauty-tech startup founder, Lily now leads global startup and AI ecosystem initiatives at AWS. She leverages her experience building Sephoras accelerator and her MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business to help entrepreneurs scale transformative companies through high-impact programs and partnerships.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Business Development, Startups and Venture Capital at Amazon (AWS)
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI Startups
Recently launched and is actively promoting the Anthropic x AWS Agentic AI Accelerator, focusing on early-stage founders.
Startup Ecosystems
Her work at AWS focuses on developing global programs that accelerate startup growth and strengthen ecosystem connections for founders and investors.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Business Development, Startups and Venture Capital at Amazon (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11-2015 - 9-2021
Sephora Accelerate
SEPHORA
12-2014 - 9-2015
Cofounder, CMO
Dotfully (Beauty Tech Start-up, Acquired)
8-2013 - 7-2014
Business Development
TechLAB Innovation Center
9-2011 - 6-2013
MBA
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of California, Berkeley
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