Investing Profile

Simon Wu(20)

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Investment Director at Cathay Innovation

cathayinnovation.com/people/s...San Francisco, California

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Simon Wu's investing connections

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Networks Simon is a member of

University of California, Berkeley Network

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University of California, Berkeley Network

655 CONNECTIONS

University of California, Berkeley Network

655 CONNECTIONS

UBS Network

274 CONNECTIONS

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Network

243 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Cathay Innovation Investor

Investment Range

$10.0M - $40.0M

Sweet Spot

$20.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

€500M

Simon Wu's Investments On Record (6)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Range	Series BNov 2024$28M	$110M
Co-investors: Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Alexander Niehenke (Scale Venture Partners), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Quentin Clark (General Catalyst), Christer Andersson (Sommet AB), Adrian Aoun (500 Startups Korea)
David Energy	Series AMay 2024$23M	$71M
Co-investors: Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures), David Shapiro (Alumni Ventures ), Kiran Bhatraju (ARCADIAN Fund), Rick Zullo (Equal Ventures), Tommy Leep (Jetstream), Zach Weinberg (Multiple Startups/Funds), Jonah Goodhart (WGI Group), Steve Martocci (BLADE), Aniq Rahman (Vast Ventures), Hans Tung (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Tom McInerney (TGM), Jonathan Healy (Cathay Innovation), Nat Turner (Operator Partners), Josh Abramowitz, Teddy Citrin
Ghost	Series BAug 2023$30M	$48M
Co-investors: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures), Rick Zullo (Equal Ventures), Vivek Patel (Postmates)
skan.ai	Series AOct 2020$14M	$77M
Co-investors: Raman Khanna (Dell Technologies Capital), Matt Carbonara (Reservoir Venture Partners), Matt Carbonara
Peek	Series BJun 2018$23M	$210M
Co-investors: Pete Flint (NFX), Will Porteous (RRE Ventures), Pejman Nozad (Pear VC), Andrew Boszhardt (Great Oaks Venture Capital), Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), Todd Kimmel (Montage Ventures), Raj Sandhu (Great Oaks Venture Capital), Jeff Fluhr (Craft Ventures), Eric Schmidt (Innovation Endeavors), Henry McNamara (Great Oaks Venture Capital), Laurence A. Tosi (WestCap), Denis Barrier (IrishAngels), Carl Sparks (Interlock Partners), KJ Singh (Techstars)
Glovo	Series BOct 2017$30M	$210M €2M
Co-investors: Beatriz González (Seaya Ventures), Aviad Eyal (Entrée Capital Ventures), Felix Ruiz Hernandez (Playtomic), Bernardo Hernandez (Headline (formerly e.ventures)), Edoardo Bianchi (Antai Venture Builder)

Simon Wu's Media (3)

How retailers can survive the Amazon era – TechCrunch

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Asia VC Cast: EP #16 Simon Wu from Cathay Innovation

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Peek, the company that is powering your next local experience

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most interested in

Future of work, enterprise software, logistics, marketplaces, and fintech

not interested in

Media/content, gaming, medical devices

Simon Wu's Experience

Investment Director Cathay Innovation2016 - Present

Series B Investor & Board Observer Qualified HealthPresent

Seed Investor UpDocPresent

Series B Investor Qualified HealthPresent

Series B Investor GenlogsPresent

Series A Lead & Board Member skan.aiPresent

Series A Lead skan.aiPresent

Series B Investor GenLogsPresent

Series B Investor & Board Observer Bryj Technologies, Inc.Present

Series B Lead PeekPresent

Series A Lead & Board Member Skan AIPresent

Series A-1 Lead & Board Member David EnergyPresent

Series B Lead & Board Member RangePresent

Investment Banking Analyst UBSPresent

Investor TrifactaPresent

Partner Cathay InnovationPresent

Series D Investor TrifactaPresent

Series B Lead Peek.comPresent

Series E investor QuantifindPresent

Series A co-lead & Board Observer TerminalPresent

Series B Investor & Board Observer FollowAnalyticsPresent

Series B Lead & Board Member UnsupervisedPresent

Series B Lead & Board Member Sidecar HealthPresent

Series A Lead & Board Member Skan.aiPresent

Series B Lead & Board Member ZenBusinessPresent

Series B Lead & Board Member GhostPresent

Partner, Head of US Investments Cathay InnovationPresent

Lead Investor Sidecar HealthPresent

Series A Lead Skan.aiPresent

Series B Lead Unsupervised Full-timePresent

Series B Lead ChimePresent

Associate Cathay InnovationPresent

Principal Cathay InnovationPresent

Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development VMware2012 - 2016

Investment Banking Analyst UBS Investment Bank2011 - 2012

Simon Wu's Education

University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business B.S.

University of California, Berkeley B.A.

University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Arts - BA Bachelor of Arts - BA, Operations Research and Management Science

University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Arts - BA Operations Research and Management Science

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Bachelor of Science - BS Business Administration

University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business Bachelor of Science - BS Business Administration

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