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Simon Wu

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Partner at Cathay Innovation · Board director at Skan

San Francisco, California

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

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Javier SolterounlockedSimon: together at VMware (2012)
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Simon: together at Range
Simon: together at GenLogs

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthEnergyFintechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at Skan

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Skan's investors · 7

Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2022Cathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks · since 2022Citi VenturesNew York · since 2022Dell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022GSR VenturesBeijing · $2.3M – $74M checks · since 2022Wipro VenturesBengaluru · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Skan

AMAvinash Misra
Avinash MisraExecutive Officer, Director
MGManish Garg
Manish GargDirector

Experience

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

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions32Strategy33Corporate Development16Financial Modeling29Leveraged Finance8Investment Banking14Investments10Portfolio Management9Private Equity12Microsoft Excel7Finance6Bloomberg4
+4 moreVenture CapitalValuationFinancial AnalysisCorporate Finance

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Investments

Investor

ChimeGhostQuantifindRangeSidecar HealthSkan AIZenBusiness

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Cathay Innovation

Alban Vendeuvre
Vice President at Cathay Innovation
Ana Rocha
Associate, Cathay Latam at Cathay Innovation
Beth Faus
Vice President at Cathay Innovation
Bruno Delahaye
Partner at Cathay Innovation
Colombe Moinet
Associate at Cathay Innovation
Corporate Finance
Investor at Cathay Innovation
Costanza Carissimo
Investment Director at Cathay Innovation
Daniel Balmisse
Managing Partner, Cathay InnoSquare (Fund of Funds) at Cathay Innovation

Network1

Alexandre Lazarow
Managing Partner at Fluent Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Simon Wu?
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.
Where does Simon Wu work?
Simon Wu is Partner at Cathay Innovation and Board director at Skan.
What does Simon Wu invest in?
Simon Wu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Digital Health, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Simon Wu write?
Simon Wu typically writes checks of $10M – $40M.
What companies has Simon Wu invested in?
Investments tracked here include Chime, Ghost, Quantifind, Range, Sidecar Health, Skan AI, ZenBusiness.
Where did Simon Wu go to school?
Simon Wu studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Operations Research and Management Science).

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