Fundraising Fox

Simon Wu

Investor

Partner at Cathay Innovation

San Francisco, California

Writes $10M – $40M checks Β· typically $20M

FoundedSkan

About

Simon Wu leverages hands-on M&A and strategy experience from VMware and UBS investment banking to back AI-native fintechs that own critical infrastructure, prioritizing distribution and embedded business models.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthEnergyFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Cathay InnovationPartner, Head of US Investmentscurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ChimeSeries B Leadcurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. UpDocSeed Investorcurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Qualified HealthSeries B Investor & Board Observercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. GenLogsSeries B Investorcurrent2026 β€” presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  6. RangeSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2024 β€” presentMcLean, Virginia, United States
  7. GhostSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2023 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  8. David EnergySeries A-1 Lead & Board Membercurrent2024 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  9. Sidecar HealthSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2020 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  10. ZenBusiness PBCSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2020 β€” presentAustin, Texas, United States
  11. Skan.aiSeries A Lead & Board Membercurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. UnsupervisedSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2021 β€” presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  13. TerminalSeries A co-lead & Board Observercurrent2019 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. QuantifindSeries E investorcurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. Peek.comSeries B Leadcurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. TrifactaInvestor2018 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  17. VMwareManager, Strategy and Corporate Development2012 β€” 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  18. UBS Investment BankInvestment Banking Analyst2011 β€” 2012San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration
  2. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts - BA, Operations Research and Management Science

Skills & more

Strategy33Mergers & Acquisitions32Corporate Development16Financial Modeling29Leveraged Finance8Investment Banking14Investments10Portfolio Management9Private Equity12Microsoft Excel7Finance6Bloomberg4
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Investments

Investor

ChimeGhostQuantifindRangeSidecar HealthSkan AIZenBusiness

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Colleagues at Cathay Innovation