Wenyi Cai
InvestorManaging Partner & CEO at Polymath Ventures · Director of Portfolio at Canadian Business Growth Fund
Mexico City, Mexico
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About
Founder and CEO of Polymath Ventures; previously COO of Milo.com (acquired by eBay) and a McKinsey consultant, with a background in quantitative trading and applied physics research. Holds a philosophy and physics degree from Harvard College.
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Experience
- Polymath VenturesFounder & CEOcurrent2012 — presentBogotá, Mexico City
- DOPVManaging Partner & CEOcurrent2025 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- BAI CapitalLatAm Partnercurrent2024 — present
- AutolabFounding Investor & Board Membercurrent2014 — present
- Morrow Global NetworkGSSN Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- Milo.comCOO2009 — 2011Palo Alto, CA, USA
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2007 — 2009Dubai, UAE
- Dean VenturesAnalyst2006 — 2007Vienna, VA, USA
- Tuesday MagazineFounder & President2003 — 2006Cambridge, MA, USA
- German Marshall Fund of the United StatesPolicy Intern2005Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Bridgewater AssociatesResearch Intern2004Westport, CT, USA
- Argonne National LaboratoryResearcher2001 — 2004Greater Chicago Area
- United States CongressPolicy Intern2003Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Strategy64Design Thinking3Entrepreneurship50Start-ups31Business Strategy27Management Consulting25Financial Modeling16Mergers & Acquisitions12Business Development7Lean Startup5New Business Development3Recruiting3
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TelecommunicationsHedge FundsInternational Business ManagementInternational Business ConsultingTechnical RecruitingStartup MarketingCleantechQuantitative InvestingDigital MarketingGo-to-market StrategySales ManagementLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
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Colleagues at Polymath Ventures
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Advisor at Reflect Ventures
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Camila Montilla
VP of Talent at Polymath Ventures
Craig Edelman
Partner at Polymath Ventures
Damian Alcedo
Managing Partner / Operating Partner at Polymath Ventures
Eduardo Uranga
Private Credit Associate at Polymath Ventures
Huazhen "Molly" Guan
Senior Advisor at Polymath Ventures
Juan Marco Rivera
Lead Service Designer at Polymath Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wenyi Cai?
- Founder and CEO of Polymath Ventures; previously COO of Milo.com (acquired by eBay) and a McKinsey consultant, with a background in quantitative trading and applied physics research. Holds a philosophy and physics degree from Harvard College.
- Where does Wenyi Cai work?
- Wenyi Cai is Managing Partner & CEO at Polymath Ventures.
- Where did Wenyi Cai go to school?
- Wenyi Cai studied at Harvard University (AB, Philosophy); Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration - International Development (MPA-ID)); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
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