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Wayee Chu(442)

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60 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 57 other investors on Signal.

Networks Wayee is a member of
Morgan Stanley Network
131 CONNECTIONS
University of Michigan Network
84 CONNECTIONS
Merrill Lynch Network
51 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Reach Capital General Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.2M
Investments On Record
13
Current Fund Size
$82M

Wayee Chu is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Wayee Chu's Investments On Record (9)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Clayful
SeedNov 2023$7M
$7M
PAPER
Series DFeb 2022$270M
Series CJun 2021$100M
Series BDec 2020$11M
Series AMar 2020$8M
$390M
Co-investors: Rajeev Dham (Sapphire Ventures), Thomas Loverro (IVP), Jack Fraser (BDC Venture Capital), Peter Misek (Framework Venture Partners), Claudine Emeott (Salesforce Ventures), Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital), Sergio A. Escobar (BCF Ventures)
Miter
Pre SeedMay 2021$770K
$770K
Co-investors: Adrian Fenty (MaC Venture Capital), Michael Palank (MaC Venture Capital), Keith Lee (Feenix Ventures), Aaron Zucker (Sapir Venture Partners)
Yada
Pre SeedJan 2019
Co-investors: Sebastien de Halleux (Graph Ventures), Greg Arrese (Ride Ventures ), Kevin Moore (KRM Interests LLC), Scott Belsky, Moshe Lifschitz
Aura Health
SeedOct 2018$3M
$4M
Co-investors: Ted Wang (Cowboy Ventures), Nandeet Mehta (Afore Capital), Rajat Bhageria (Afore Capital), Jamie Roberts Seltzer (LightShed Ventures), Itamar Novick (Recursive Ventures), Ray Muzyka, AJ Frank
Gradescope
Series UnknownJun 2018$3M
SeedApr 2016$3M
$6M
Co-investors: Manu Kumar (K9 Ventures), David Samuel (Freestyle Capital), Andy Tang (Draper Associates), Tim Draper (Draper Associates), James Cham (Bloomberg BETA), Jeremy Fiance (The House Fund)
Gradescope.
Seed RoundApr 2016$2.5M
$2.5M
ClassDojo
Series BApr 2016$21M
$67M
Co-investors: Ron Conway (SV Angel), Tod Francis (Shasta Ventures), Chris Farmer (SignalFire), Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Ronald Conway Sr. (SV Angel), Matt Ocko (DCVC (Data Collective)), Deborah Quazzo (GSV Acceleration), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), Yuri Milner (DST Global), Tabreez Verjee (Uprising), Lee Linden (Quiet Capital), Nikhil Basu Trivedi (Footwork), Renata Quintini (Renegade Partners), Joe Greenstein, Jason Citron, David Jeske

Wayee Chu's Experience

General Partner Reach CapitalPresent
General Partner Reach Capital2015 - Present
Co-Founder, NewSchools Seed Fund NewSchools Seed Fund2005 - 2012
Director of Finance Lifestyle Media2002 - 2004
Assistant Vice President, Equity Research Merrill Lynch1999 - 2002
Financial Analyst, Corporate Treasury Morgan Stanley1997 - 1999

Wayee Chu's Education

University of Michigan BA Economics and Political Science