Fundraising Fox

John Wu

Investor

Investor at FirstMark Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $5.1M

About

John Wu previously served as Chief of Staff at Patreon. His background includes early-stage venture investing across pre-seed through Series A companies, operational roles at growth-stage startups including Sift, management consulting at McKinsey, and experience in areas including corporate strategy, go-to-market development, analytics, and financial planning.

Experience

  1. PatreonChief of Staff to the CEO2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  2. FirstMark CapitalInvestor2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  3. SiftChief of Staff to the CEO2018 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
  4. SiftGo To Market Strategy & Finance Lead2017 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
  5. SiftBusiness Operations Lead2016 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
  6. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Kurt SalmonPrivate Equity and Strategy Consultant2013San Francisco, California, United States
  8. LenovoStrategy and Market Intelligence Project Manager2012Beijing, China
  9. Johnson & JohnsonOral Care Engineer2011Skillman, NJ
  10. Johnson & JohnsonOral Care Engineer2010Skillman, NJ

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

Skills & more

Data Analysis14Business Strategy8Process Improvement10Research13Consulting3Entrepreneurship8Project Management8Financial Modeling3Strategy1AnalyticsGo-to-market StrategyProgram Management
+11 moreStrategic PlanningFinanceStartupsJavaC++PythonSQLMicrosoft ExcelLeadershipMicrosoft PowerPointData Strategy

Languages English · Mandarin

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at FirstMark Capital

Adam Nelson
Partner at FirstMark Capital
Aman Kabeer
Investor at FirstMark Capital
Amish Jani
Founder and Partner at FirstMark Capital
Arjun Dundoo
Investor at FirstMark
Arnav Bimbhet
Partner at FirstMark Capital
Ben Winn
VP Communities & Content at FirstMark
Beth Viner
Partner & Head of Platform at FirstMark
Catherine Ulrich
Venture Partner at FirstMark

Network2

Amish Jani
Founder and Partner at FirstMark Capital
Beth Ferreira
Investor at Salkantay Ventures

Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does John Wu work?
John Wu is Investor at FirstMark Capital.
What check size does John Wu write?
John Wu typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.

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Stanford University mafia854

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanLecturer, Departments of Statistics and Computer ScienceFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore

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McKinsey & Company mafia319

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Johnson & Johnson mafia24

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Serge MesserlianSr. Director, US Portfolio Head, ImmunologyFounded Creyon +1Kim RodriguezDirector of SalesFounded BrainCheck +1Peter EmighFormulationsFounded Savoy LifeSebastian RualesCategory Management ManagerFounded BiaArthur SuckowDiabetes Drug DiscoveryFounded DTx PharmaGatanya ArnicCorporate Health AssociateFounded Centerforyouthwellness

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FirstMark Capital mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam HodgesAssociateFounded Vouch +1Tasso ArgyrosVenture PartnerFounded ActionIQ

Same school

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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Patreon13

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint VenturesJulian GutmanOperating Partner at Centre Street PartnersCathryn ChenFounder & CEO at MarketX VenturesDanny WenPartner and Head of Business Development at WingEvan TanaGeneral Partner at West Ventures

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Also worked at FirstMark Capital28

Dan KozikowskiPartner at Redpoint VenturesDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesRick HeitzmannFounder and Partner at FirstMark CapitalAmish JaniFounder and Partner at FirstMark CapitalMatt TurckPartner at FirstMark CapitalDez FlemingPrincipal at FirstMark Capital

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Also worked at Sift7

Albert WengerHeading towards the knowledge ageBrent SapiroInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAbby TangAdvisor at Trailyn VCLawrence DiaoGeneral Partner at Dragonfly Capital PartnersJason TanFounder/CEO at SiftMicah WyldeFounder at Arroyo

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,453

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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