Elaine Liu

hey, i'm elaine!

I graduated from MIT with a degree in EECS (devices, circuits, and systems) and a minor in Political Science. I design and build products that connect human health and joy.

I built products for nurses and clinicians at Abby Care, a Sequoia and Thrive backed startup working to make family care possible. With the Conformable Decoders group and Canan Dagdeviren, I researched conformable ultrasound drug-delivery devices for IVF hormone delivery.

I’m constantly thinking about design, the role of play and entertainment, and the future of our political economy.

And I really love art, reading, and improv.

previously

building things

  • 2025: Product @ Abby Care
  • 2023-2025: Researcher @ Conformable Decoders
  • 2023: Deep Learning Researcher (vehicle computer vision model optimization) @ VIA
  • 2023: Researcher (controlled drug delivery methods + fixtures for bioMEMS research) @ the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research
  • 2022: EE (fire alarm detection products and IoT data management systems) @ Enventys Partners
  • 2022: Researcher (hereditary cataract prediction) @ UNC Wilmington
  • 2021-2022: Built a hardware community for young girls @ sheMakes
  • How to make almost anything @ FabAcademy
  • more things I've built

thinking about things

  • 2026: Investment Intern @ Neo
  • 2024: Strategy and investing for deep tech, health, and consumer @ Thrive Capital
  • 2023: Schemed with Cohort 2 Admin @ Prod