ABOUT ASTRA X
Private capital for
the next frontier.
Astra X Ventures is a Silicon Valley private investment office focused on early-stage technical founders across AI and frontier technologies.
Operating with flexible private capital, we combine institutional governance expertise, strategic narrative, and deep ecosystem access to identify category-defining ideas, elevate founder positioning, and help companies build toward long-term institutional growth.
FOUNDER
Lydia Shang
Lydia Shang is the Founder of Astra X Ventures, a Silicon Valley private investment office focused on early-stage AI and frontier technologies.
Previously, she served as a public-company Board Secretary in China, where she helped lead two IPOs within three years across corporate governance and capital markets execution. She is also the host of Build Up With Lydia, a video podcast with influence across the U.S.–China venture ecosystem, focused on frontier technology and entrepreneurship.
Lydia holds a Master’s degree in Economics and the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF), with executive studies at Stanford Graduate School of Business and The Wharton School.
