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Sarah Wu

Principal at Emerson Collective Investing

San Francisco, California

Writes $10M – $100M checks · typically $25M

30 Under 30 2025 · Venture Capital

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About

Sarah Wu is Chief of Staff at Highlight AI. She previously worked in venture capital and investment banking, and was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

Experience

  1. HighlightChief of Staffcurrent2026 — present
  2. HighlightHead of Operationscurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. Emerson CollectivePrincipal2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Emerson CollectiveSenior Associate2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Sapphire Ventures, LLCAssociate2019 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
  6. Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Analyst2018 — 2019Palo Alto, California

Skills & more

Leadership1Public Speaking2Research1Microsoft Excel2R2Microsoft Office2Basic HTML2PowerPoint2C++JavaJavaScriptMySQL
+1 morePython

Languages Chinese (Simplified) · English · French

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Who is Sarah Wu?
Sarah Wu is Chief of Staff at Highlight AI. She previously worked in venture capital and investment banking, and was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
What check size does Sarah Wu write?
Sarah Wu typically writes checks of $10M – $100M.
Where did Sarah Wu go to school?
Sarah Wu studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Business Administration); Richard Montgomery High School (International Baccalaureate Diploma).

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