Simon Wu
InvestorPartner at Cathay Innovation · Board director at Skan
San Francisco, California
Writes $10M – $40M checks · typically $20M
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
Intro paths
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Skan's investors · 6
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 2022Zetta Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Skan
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Avinash MisraExecutive Officer, Director
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Manish GargDirector
Experience
- Cathay InnovationPartner, Head of US Investmentscurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ChimeSeries B Leadcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UpDocSeed Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Qualified HealthSeries B Investor & Board Observercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GenLogsSeries B Investorcurrent2026 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- RangeSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentMcLean, Virginia, United States
- GhostSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- David EnergySeries A-1 Lead & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Sidecar HealthSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- ZenBusiness PBCSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Skan.aiSeries A Lead & Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UnsupervisedSeries B Lead & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- TerminalSeries A co-lead & Board Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- QuantifindSeries E investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Peek.comSeries B Leadcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TrifactaInvestor2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- VMwareManager, Strategy and Corporate Development2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- UBS Investment BankInvestment Banking Analyst2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Strategy33Mergers & Acquisitions32Corporate Development16Financial Modeling29Leveraged Finance8Investment Banking14Investments10Portfolio Management9Private Equity12Microsoft Excel7Finance6Bloomberg4
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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
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).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business616
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
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Shared employers
Also worked at Qualified Health6
Also worked at Sidecar Health9
Bradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersJoseph MillerInvestor at Morpheus VenturesHoward KoInvestor at Morpheus VenturesAlexandre LazarowManaging Partner at Fluent VenturesMikeVenture Advisor at Ranch VenturesJoanna McFarlandCo-Founder & CEO, HopSkipDrive at xfactor ventures
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Also worked at ZenBusiness PBC9
Matt StreisfeldGeneral Partner at Oak HC/FTChris ShonkPartner and Co-Founder at ATX Venture PartnersJeff WilliamsManaging Partner at Interlock PartnersAlexandre LazarowManaging Partner at Fluent VenturesMikeVenture Advisor at Ranch VenturesJC GlancyVenture Partner at Fluent Ventures
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