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Brilliant Phoenix Capital

Private equity

Vancouver · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Brilliant Phoenix Capital Management pursues two investment areas. It backs remarkable technology startups building future-shaping innovations, and it specializes in real estate mortgage investments in the Greater Vancouver area, aiming to deliver strong returns for investors across market cycles.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Vancouver, BC, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
AUM
$36M
Tracked investments
9
Unicorns
4
Acquisitions
1

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website
Chunhua Wu· Partner

Holds a Ph.D. Has a B.S. from Fudan University and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.

What they invest in

from 4 of 9 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×4Data & Infrastructure ×2Enterprise Software ×2SaaS ×2Cloud Computing ×1Cybersecurity ×1Developer Tools ×1Sales Tech ×1

HQs:United States×4

Investments · 9 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12023 · 12 dated

Crestacresta.comin𝕏Sep 2024

Cresta provides a unified platform combining human and AI agents to automate and augment customer service interactions for enterprise contact centers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US

Sebastian Thrun(Co-founder)inTim Shi(Co-Founder)inZayd Enam(Co-founder)inAndre Esteva(Co-Founder)inShan Huang(Co-Founder)inPing Wu(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsTiger Global ManagementAndreessen HorowitzBallistic VenturesComcast VenturesGreylock PartnersLG Technology Ventures+9 more

Taniumtanium.comin𝕏

Tanium offers a unified platform for IT operations and security, combining endpoint management, patching, compliance, vulnerability/exposure management, and threat detection and response driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEmeryville, US

Orion Hindawi(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Hindawi(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Brown(Executive Officer)inMichael Carpenter(Executive Officer)

BoardSteven Sinofsky(Director)inNathan Brill(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEQUIAMGeodesic CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)JuniperoOmega Venture Partners+1 more

Together AItogether.aiin𝕏

Together AI builds a full-stack platform for production AI systems, serving teams that need to deploy and scale machine learning models reliably.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

Vipul Ved Prakash(Founder)inCe ZhanginChris RéTri DaoinPercy Liangin

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesBrave CapitalCambium CapitalChapter OneCoatue Management+30 more

Weights & Biaseswandb.aiin𝕏Jun 2023Acquired

Weights & Biases is an AI developer platform that enables teams to build, train, and monitor AI agents, applications, and models with tools for experiment tracking, model management, and agent evaluation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Shawn Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)inLukas Biewald(Executive Officer, Director)inChris Van Pelt(Executive Officer, Director)inMariah Nagy(Executive Officer)inYan-David Erlich(Executive Officer)inCameron Kinloch(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesBrighter CapitalCoatue ManagementDiagram CapitalFelicis VenturesInsight Partners+6 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CohereIntelligent CityLambdaNext TruckingX.AI (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Brilliant Phoenix Capital made?
Brilliant Phoenix Capital has 9 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Brilliant Phoenix Capital invest at?
Brilliant Phoenix Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Brilliant Phoenix Capital focus on?
Brilliant Phoenix Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, PropTech, Space Tech.
Where is Brilliant Phoenix Capital located?
Brilliant Phoenix Capital is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
Who does Brilliant Phoenix Capital co-invest with?
Brilliant Phoenix Capital most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, Geodesic Capital, among 49 tracked co-investors.

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