James Wu
InvestorInvestor at First Round Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $12M checks Β· typically $3.5M
Experience
- First Round CapitalInfrastructure & AI Investor2022 β 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- AmperityLead Machine Learning Scientist2021 β 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- AdaptiLab (acq. by CoderPad)Cofounder & CEO2018 β 2021Seattle & San Francisco
- Freestyle CapitalFreestyle Engineering Fellow2017 β 2018San Francisco, California
- Duke UniversityMachine Learning Research Assistant2016 β 2018Durham, North Carolina, United States
- LUCAS - The Laboratory for Unconventional Conflict Analysis & SimulationLead Machine Learning Engineer2015 β 2018Durham, North Carolina
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Dropped out
- Duke UniversityB.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Statistics
Skills & more
Machine LearningResearchEntrepreneurshipPublic SpeakingData ScienceData AnalysisProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentPythonPySparkR
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
+ 1,144 more
Also attended Duke University384
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
+ 378 more
Shared employers
Also worked at First Round Capital97
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalMatt SacksInvestor at LightbankAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment ManagementAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpEmily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
+ 91 more
Also worked at Amperity1
Also worked at Freestyle Capital6
Also worked at Duke University65
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgePae WuGeneral Partner at SOSVAkshita IyerCorporate Insights Lead at Tech Square VenturesMichael BrannanSr. Associate at Volition CapitalPaige MorschauserHead of Operations at Red Cell IncubationLia CromwellPartner at UpWest
+ 59 more
Colleagues at First Round Capital
Amy Fu
Vice President, Investments at First Round Capital
An Vu
Recruiter at First Round Capital
Anisha Gupta
GTM Strategy and Ops at First Round Capital
Anne Loeslein
Executive Assistant at First Round Capital
Annie Duke
Special Partner at First Round Capital
Arielle Jackson
Head of Brand & Product Marketing at First Round Capital
Bill Trenchard
Partner at First Round Capital
Bonnie Porter
Recruiter at First Round Capital
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Amy Fu
Vice President, Investments at First Round Capital
Bill Trenchard
Partner at First Round Capital
Brett Berson
Partner at First Round Capital
Carson Kahn
Angel at First Round Capital
Catherine Ferdon
Angel at First Round Capital
Cristina Cordova
Partner at First Round Capital
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