Wan Li Zhu
InvestorFounderInvestor at Fairhaven Capital Partners · Co-Founder and Managing Director at Suffolk Technologies · Board director at Anodet · Co-Founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies at Harvard Founder Network · Managing Director & Co-Founder at Boston Main
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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About
Co-founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies and an experienced VC investor, previously a Partner at Fairhaven Capital and founder of MIT Alumni Angels. He was earlier a product leader at Microsoft and holds an MBA from Harvard and degrees in EECS from MIT.
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Board director at Anodet
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Amit PhansalkarExecutive Officer, Director
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies at Harvard Founder Network
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Sara ChoiVenture investor at Wing VC; Co-President of the Entrepreneurship Club and Co-Founder of the Harvard Founder Network
Managing Director & Co-Founder at Boston Main
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Experience
- Suffolk TechnologiesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
- MIT Alumni Angels of BostonFounder & Managing Director, MIT Alumni Angels of Bostoncurrent2015 — presentGreater Boston Area
- MIT Alumni Angels of New YorkFounder & Managing Director, MIT Alumni Angels of New Yorkcurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Fairhaven CapitalPartnercurrent2009 — presentGreater Boston Area
- VariousStartup Advisorcurrent2015 — present
- CertivoInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- OpenSpaceInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EquipmentShareInvestorcurrent2020 — presentColumbia, Missouri, United States
- KojoInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HigharcInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- MeasurablInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Handle.comInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- SourgumInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- EdiphiInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- AugmentaInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- WINT - Water IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- BRUNT WorkwearInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- TabsAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- HqOInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- PlacemakrInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- FeluxInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- TripalinkInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- LatchInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
- PathAIInvestorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston Area
- LinkSquaresInvestorcurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Twentyeight HealthInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- LeafLinkInvestorcurrent2017 — presentGreater New York City Area
- TVision InsightsInvestorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
- VangstInvestorcurrent2018 — presentGreater Denver Area
- Harvard Founder NetworkFoundercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- GoogleGeneral Manager, AdSense2008San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftGlobal Product Manager, Dynamics CRM2006 — 2007Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftProgram Manager, Dynamics CRM2004 — 2006Greater Seattle Area
- MIT Lab for Financial EngineeringResearcher2003 — 2004Greater Boston Area
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst, Investment Banking2003Greater Boston Area
- MicrosoftProgram Manager, SQL Server2002Greater Seattle Area
- MIT Media LabResearcher2001 — 2002Greater Boston Area
- Merrill LynchIT Analyst2001Greater New York City Area
- Opus360 CorporationIT Operations2000Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Product Management69Venture Capital65Product Marketing38Competitive Analysis35Product Development29CRM24Strategic Partnerships24Software Project Management20Financial Modeling23Software Development20
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Cloud ComputingBig DataCross-functional Team LeadershipAngel InvestingConsumer InternetStart-upBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyLanguages Chinese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wan Li Zhu?
- Co-founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies and an experienced VC investor, previously a Partner at Fairhaven Capital and founder of MIT Alumni Angels. He was earlier a product leader at Microsoft and holds an MBA from Harvard and degrees in EECS from MIT.
- Where does Wan Li Zhu work?
- Wan Li Zhu is Managing Director & Co-Founder of Boston Main and at Fairhaven Capital Partners and Board director at Anodet and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies at Harvard Founder Network.
- What companies did Wan Li Zhu found?
- Wan Li Zhu founded Boston Main, Harvard Founder Network, New York.
- Where did Wan Li Zhu go to school?
- Wan Li Zhu studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng., Computer Science / Electrical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Computer Science / Electrical Engineering).
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Also worked at Certivo1
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