Where does Jessie Wu work?

Jessie Wu is Principal at Upshot Ventures.

What check size does Jessie Wu write?

Jessie Wu typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.

Where did Jessie Wu go to school?

Jessie Wu studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master's degree, Finance); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).

Jessie Wu

Investor

Principal at Upshot Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $500K

Experience

StealthChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — present
Berkeley SkyDeckAdvisor/Mentorcurrent2024 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
Upshot VenturesPrincipal2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
Upshot VenturesInvestor2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)Summer Associate, Innovative Finance2021Singapore
MUFGAssociate, Capital Markets2019 — 2020New York, United States
J.P. MorganAnalyst, Corporate & Investment Bank2017 — 2019New York, United States

Skills & more

Leadership20Microsoft Excel18PowerPoint21English5Public Speaking9Teaching4Microsoft Word5Marketing8Event Planning12Social Networking11Chinese4Editing5

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Customer ServiceMicrosoft OfficeResearchSocial MediaAnalytical Skills

Languages Chinese · English

FINRA Series 7 — FINRA
FINRA Series 79 — FINRA
FINRA Series 63 — FINRA
Microsoft® Office 2010 Specialist in Excel — Microsoft
Microsoft® Office 2010 Specialist in PowerPoint — Microsoft

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Colleagues at Upshot Ventures

Aasawari

Investor at Upshot Ventures

Ming

Founder at Upshot Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jessie Wu?: Principal at Upshot Ventures
Where does Jessie Wu work?: Jessie Wu is Principal at Upshot Ventures.
What check size does Jessie Wu write?: Jessie Wu typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
Where did Jessie Wu go to school?: Jessie Wu studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master's degree, Finance); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics).

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