Ms. Xu has eighteen years of experience in growth capital investment in China. She has led several successful investments in China including JD.com, Tudou.com, Dianping.com, Ganji.com, Netease.com, Inoherb Skincare, Yifeng Pharmacy Chain, City Bra Chain etc. Three of the entrepreneurs she backed have become China's ""Top 100 Richest Men"" and one of whom ranked ""the Richest Man in China"" by Forbes.

Ms. Xu founded Capital Today in 2005 with a vision to help Chinese entrepreneurs build No.1 brands in China and a focus on the consumer, retail and Internet sectors. Ms. Xu was selected as one of the “China Top Venture Capitalists” by Forbes from 2008 to 2013, and as one of the 25 most influential people in Asia (""2004 Stars of Asia"") by Business Week. Previously Ms. Xu was the China Head and Managing Director at Barings Private Equity Asia Limited. Prior to that, Ms. Xu was an investment manager in Peregrine Direct Investments in Hong Kong, a senior auditor at Price Waterhouse in Hong Kong and a manager in Bank of China in Beijing.