Cliff Bersani
Investor
Based in New York City, Cliff invests in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage companies across the Midwest and East Coast.
Prior to joining Mucker, Cliff worked on growth at Xiaomi, where he was an early member of the team tasked with business expansion outside of China. Over his three years at the company, Cliff drove hundreds of millions of dollars in sales through consumer-facing marketing and enterprise partnerships. During his time at the company, Xiaomi grew to be the third largest smartphone brand globally after Samsung and Apple.
Cliff grew up in Hong Kong and speaks near-native Mandarin. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Princeton University and an MBA from Chicago Booth. During his time at Booth, Cliff completed internships at Osage Venture Partners in Philadelphia and Origin Ventures in Chicago.
Cliff can be reached at cliff at mucker dot com.
Articles by Cliff Bersani
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15
After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14
After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...
LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13
We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...
Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love
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How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...
