Where does Farris Wu work?

Farris Wu is CEO & Co-Founder of DecorMatters and at ZenStone Venture Capital.

What companies did Farris Wu found?

Farris Wu founded DecorMatters.

Where did Farris Wu go to school?

Farris Wu studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering (Computational Electromagnetics)).

Farris Wu

InvestorFounder

Investor at ZenStone Venture Capital

Los Altos, California, United States

FoundedDecorMatters

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About

Farris Wu is the founder and CEO of DecorMatters, a venture-backed company applying AR, AI, and blockchain technology to the interior design and furniture shopping industry. He previously co-founded ZenStone Venture Capital, where he made early-stage investments in 40 technology companies and was named to the Top 20 Best Cross-Border Venture Capitalists by China Venture and the Hurun Midas List in 2016, and earlier co-founded Alpha Realty Capital, a commercial real estate investment and property management firm. Wu holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology, and has published academic papers and holds patents in parallel computing algorithms.

Experience

DecorMattersFounder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ZenStone Venture CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Alpha Realty CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
BoltInvestorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
HomeLightInvestorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
BranchInvestorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
RoofstockInvestorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AutoFiInvestorcurrent2015 — present
DescomplicaInvestorcurrent2015 — present
BoatsetterInvestorcurrent2015 — presentMiami-Fort Lauderdale Area
EquityZenInvestor2017 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
Popular PaysInvestor2015 — 2022
Cobalt Software, Inc.Investor2016 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Peer5Investor2014 — 2021Israel
Circle Medical - a UCSF Health AffiliateInvestor2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
UnsplashInvestor2015 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Life360Investor2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
RentlyticsInvestor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
PillowInvestor2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
SchoolMintInvestor2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship19Venture Capital24Start-ups24Leadership18Management18Strategic Planning6Business Strategy6Algorithms19High Performance Computing8Project Management10Real Estate6Financial Modeling4

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Product DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentR&DProduct ManagementDue DiligenceValuation

Languages Cantonese · Chinese (Simplified) · English

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Co-Founder & Managing Director at ZenStone Venture Capital

Mingfeng Wu

Co-Founder & Managing Director at ZenStone Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Farris Wu?: Farris Wu is the founder and CEO of DecorMatters, a venture-backed company applying AR, AI, and blockchain technology to the interior design and furniture shopping industry. He previously co-founded ZenStone Venture Capital, where he made early-stage investments in 40 technology companies and was named to the Top 20 Best Cross-Border Venture Capitalists by China Venture and the Hurun Midas List in 2016, and earlier co-founded Alpha Realty Capital, a commercial real estate investment and property management firm. Wu holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology, and has published academic papers and holds patents in parallel computing algorithms.
Where does Farris Wu work?: Farris Wu is CEO & Co-Founder of DecorMatters and at ZenStone Venture Capital.
What companies did Farris Wu found?: Farris Wu founded DecorMatters.
Where did Farris Wu go to school?: Farris Wu studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering (Computational Electromagnetics)).

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Also worked at Cobalt Software, Inc.5

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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin876

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Also worked at DecorMatters4

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Also worked at Cobalt Software, Inc.5