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Amanda Wu

Investor

Chief of Staff at Founders Future

United States

About

Amanda Wu is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who joined Founders Future as Chief of Staff in 2026, working at the intersection of strategy, investor relations, and operations. She previously served as a Senior Associate at Vista Equity Partners, focusing on fundraising strategy and investor communications, and earlier spent several years at Blackstone in Investor Relations and Portfolio Operations roles.

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Experience

  1. Founders FutureChief of Staffcurrent2026 — present
  2. Vista Equity PartnersSenior Associate, Capital & Partner Solutions2023 — 2024New York, United States
  3. BlackstoneAssistant Vice President, Investor Relations2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
  4. BlackstoneAssociate, Portfolio Operations2019 — 2021
  5. BlackstoneAnalyst2017 — 2019
  6. EYSenior, Transaction Advisory Services2015 — 2017New York, New York, United States
  7. EYStaff2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. KPMG USAdvisory Associate2013 — 2014New York, New York, United States

Education

  1. Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMasters of Accountancy; Minor in Information Technology2012 — 2013
  2. Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS in Accountancy; Minor in Violin Performance2009 — 2012
  3. Taipei American School2006 — 2009

Skills & more

AnalysisTeamworkMicrosoft OfficePowerPointMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelAccessFinancial AnalysisResearchData AnalysisAuditingAccounting
+3 moreFinanceFinancial AccountingWeb-design tools

Languages English · Mandarin

From Amanda's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign41

Noor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesLee ShapiroPartner at 7wire VenturesChris BozzettiController at Energize VenturesJulie DoddOperating Partner at Next Coast VenturesGreg SchwarztrauberManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersDave BernbaumManaging Director at Golub Growth

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Shared employers

Also worked at Vista Equity Partners43

Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesAdrienne AlexanderOperations at 8VCAlan GlassPartner — Co-Head of Endurance at Energize VenturesMeredith Breach BosPrincipal — Endurance at Energize Ventures

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Also worked at Blackstone143

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalCrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersLauren ArribasInvestor at GreycroftChloë McAuleyExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at EY981

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at KPMG US231

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarco FumagalliBoard Member at P101 VenturesJimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at GreycroftRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech

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Colleagues at Founders Future

Dulcie Fforde
Principal - US Team at Founders Future
Gabrielle Fourey
Communication at Founders Future
Guillaume Simonaire
Partner at Founders Future
Jonathan Karlson
Senior Associate - US Team at Founders Future
Louis Sautet
Partner at Founders Future
Marc Menasé
Founding Partner - Chief Investments Officer at Founders Future
Matthieu Benkerant
Partner - COO at Founders Future
Maxence Blanchy
Directeur Administratif & Financier at Founders Future