Ray Wu
InvestorManaging Partner at Alumni Ventures
Santa Clara, California
Writes $50K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Ray Wu is a Founding Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures AI First Fund with over 25 years of business and investment experience. He has invested in numerous AI, SaaS, blockchain, and infrastructure companies across various stages, including public companies and acquisitions by major technology firms. Wu holds an EMBA from Columbia and Berkeley, serves as a Forbes Council member, and speaks at technology and venture conferences.
Experience
- Alumni VenturesFounding Managing Partner - Alumni Ventures AI First Fundcurrent2023 — present
- Alumni VenturesFounding Managing Partner - Alumni Ventures Blockchain & Fintech Fundcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ForbesForbes Council Membercurrent2025 — present
- Harvard UniversityMentor - Harvard Blockchain Acceleratorcurrent2024 — present
- NVIDIAMember | NVIDIA Inception VC Alliancecurrent2023 — present
- Boundary Free VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2008 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- Entrepreneur MagazineEntrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor2024 — 2025
- Hewlett Packard (HP) VenturesManaging Director2004 — 2007Palo Alto, California, United States
- Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA)Co-Chair2004
- CiscoExecutive1998 — 2004San Jose, CA
- Netbeyond IncFounder1993 — 1998
Skills & more
Mergers15Product Management40Business Development32Venture Capital55Investments7Cloud Computing13Strategic Partnerships27Management Consulting13Start-ups82Corporate Development9Entrepreneurship19Business Strategy15
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Product DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceE-commerceAngel InvestingStrategyNew Business DevelopmentSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)ManagementLeadershipFrom Ray's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alumni Ventures
Andy Ervin
Deputy CIO at Alumni Ventures
Beth Obermiller
Co-Founder & Board Member Emeritus at Basecamp Fund
Brian Keil
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
David Beazley
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
David Lang
Board Director Emeritus at Alumni Ventures
David Shapiro
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
Erin Burke
Investor at Alumni Ventures
Errik Anderson
Board Director at Basecamp Fund
Network8
Cyan Banister
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Ajit Tripathi
Partner at Consensys Ventures
Amir Shevat
Partner at Darkmode Ventures
Arielle Zuckerberg
General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Ayala (Aya) Peterburg
Managing Partner at S Capital
Elias Torres
Investor at Array Ventures Management Llc
Evan Cheng
Investor at Mysten Labs
Frank Chang
Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ray Wu?
- Ray Wu is a Founding Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures AI First Fund with over 25 years of business and investment experience. He has invested in numerous AI, SaaS, blockchain, and infrastructure companies across various stages, including public companies and acquisitions by major technology firms. Wu holds an EMBA from Columbia and Berkeley, serves as a Forbes Council member, and speaks at technology and venture conferences.
- Where does Ray Wu work?
- Ray Wu is Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures.
- What check size does Ray Wu write?
- Ray Wu typically writes checks of $50K – $10M.
- Where did Ray Wu go to school?
- Ray Wu studied at University of California, Berkeley (EMBA, Haas School of Business); Columbia University (MBA, Graduate School of Business); University of Toronto (B.A.Sc, Electrical Engineering).
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