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Stephen Wu

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Former Part-time Associate at BlueRun Ventures

Seattle, Washington

Writes $3M – $15M checks · typically $5M

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About

Stephen Wu is the Founder and Managing Partner of Carthage Capital Management. He previously spent over five years as an AI software engineer at Amazon and Microsoft, where he applied statistical modeling to develop the Amazon Alexa music recommendation system. Over the following four-plus years, he used statistical modeling and analysis in options trading, which formed the basis of his trading strategy.

Experience

  1. Carthage Capital ManagementFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. MicrosoftProgram Manager 22020 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
  3. BlueRun VenturesPart-time Associate2021 — 2023
  4. AmazonSoftware Engineer2017 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
  5. Warner Music GroupA&R / Music Producer Intern2017Greater Los Angeles Area
  6. AppleProduct Management Intern (Apple Music)2016Cupertino, CA
  7. AppleSoftware Engineering Intern (App Store)2016Cupertino, CA
  8. WI Harper GroupVC Investment Intern2015San Francisco Bay Area
  9. SonyProduct Management Intern2014Greater San Diego Area
  10. Columbia University in the City of New YorkSummer Analyst2012Greater New York City Area
  11. Plug and Play Tech CenterBusiness Strategy Intern2012Sunnyvale, CA

Skills & more

Mandarin21English19Cantonese7C42Java37C++25Python8JavaScript7HTML5Objective-C4CSS3PHP2
+12 moreMicrosoft OfficeStrategyProduct ManagementVenture CapitalProject ManagementData AnalysisStart-upsBusiness AnalysisEarly-stage StartupsCommitted to ProfessionalismUser InterfaceProgram Management

Languages Cantonese · English · Mandarin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Stephen Wu?
Stephen Wu is the Founder and Managing Partner of Carthage Capital Management. He previously spent over five years as an AI software engineer at Amazon and Microsoft, where he applied statistical modeling to develop the Amazon Alexa music recommendation system. Over the following four-plus years, he used statistical modeling and analysis in options trading, which formed the basis of his trading strategy.
What check size does Stephen Wu write?
Stephen Wu typically writes checks of $3M – $15M.
What companies has Stephen Wu invested in?
Investments tracked here include Meticulous.
Where did Stephen Wu go to school?
Stephen Wu studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, BS Computer Science, BS Philosophy).

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