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Wen-Wen Lam
InvestorFounderCEO at NexTravel · Former Partner at Gradient Ventures
Miami Beach, Florida
Writes $1M – $8M checks · typically $4.5M
FoundedNexTravel · YC
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About
Wen-Wen Lam is a partner at Gradient Ventures, a seed-stage fund. She previously co-founded and led NexTravel (Y Combinator W15), a corporate travel platform used by companies including Lyft, Twilio, and Stripe, scaling it past $100M in annual sales before its 2020 acquisition by TravelPerk. Earlier in her career she held leadership roles at several startups and began working in tech at LinkedIn; she holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechFuture of WorkSaaS
CEO at NexTravelYC W15
Intro paths
Wen-Wen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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NexTravel's investors · 10
Co-founders at NexTravel
Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wen-Wen Lam?
- Wen-Wen Lam is a partner at Gradient Ventures, a seed-stage fund. She previously co-founded and led NexTravel (Y Combinator W15), a corporate travel platform used by companies including Lyft, Twilio, and Stripe, scaling it past $100M in annual sales before its 2020 acquisition by TravelPerk. Earlier in her career she held leadership roles at several startups and began working in tech at LinkedIn; she holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business.
- Where does Wen-Wen Lam work?
- Wen-Wen Lam is CEO of NexTravel.
- What does Wen-Wen Lam invest in?
- Wen-Wen Lam invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Future of Work, SaaS.
- What check size does Wen-Wen Lam write?
- Wen-Wen Lam typically writes checks of $1M – $8M.
- What companies did Wen-Wen Lam found?
- Wen-Wen Lam founded NexTravel.
- What companies has Wen-Wen Lam invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aero, Aqua, ARQ, Axle Labs, BTC, Butter, Jars, Knapsack, Meadow, Mentum, Party Round, Partyround, and 7 more.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Google mafia1,712
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University of California, Berkeley mafia1,343
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University of Cambridge mafia725
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LinkedIn mafia195
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