Bob Ma
InvestorPrincipal at WIND Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Bob Ma is a Principal at WIND Ventures, where he leads investment activities in commerce technology, Physical AI, artificial intelligence, fintech, and enterprise software. Prior to joining WIND, he held venture investing roles at Soma Capital and Causeway Media Partners, and served as Head of Strategy for Verizon's go90 mobile TV platform following Verizon's acquisition of Intel Media. He began his career as a corporate strategy analyst supporting eBay's president and CEO.
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Experience
- WIND VenturesPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WIND VenturesSenior Associate2020 — 2022
- FieldAIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- YummyBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- GalgoBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- ChiperBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
- RemiteeCEO Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- ReverssoBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Ara Labs Inc.Board Observer2022 — 2025
- GrabangoCEO Advisor2021 — 2024
- Wallbox ChargersAdvisor2020 — 2021
- Soma CapitalInvestor (Seed / Pre-seed)2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- AmazonTechnical Product Manager2017Palo Alto, CA and Seattle, WA
- CausewayGrowth Equity Investment Associate2016Palo Alto, CA
- go90 (Formerly OnCue, acquired by Verizon Media)Head of Strategy, go90 by Verizon2014 — 2015San Jose, CA
- Intel Media (OnCue TV)Strategy Associate2013 — 2014Santa Clara, CA
- eBayGlobal Corporate Strategy Analyst2011 — 2013San Jose, CA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bob Ma?
- Bob Ma is a Principal at WIND Ventures, where he leads investment activities in commerce technology, Physical AI, artificial intelligence, fintech, and enterprise software. Prior to joining WIND, he held venture investing roles at Soma Capital and Causeway Media Partners, and served as Head of Strategy for Verizon's go90 mobile TV platform following Verizon's acquisition of Intel Media. He began his career as a corporate strategy analyst supporting eBay's president and CEO.
- Where does Bob Ma work?
- Bob Ma is Principal at WIND Ventures.
- What check size does Bob Ma write?
- Bob Ma typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Bob Ma go to school?
- Bob Ma studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Harvard University (Master in Public Administration (MPA), Legislative Studies & Economic Policy); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Development Economics and International Development).
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