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Winston Fu
InvestorFounding Partner & Managing Director at LDV Partners · Board director at Vidder
Palo Alto, California, United States
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About
Winston Fu is a Founding Partner at LDV Partners, where he focuses on AI infrastructure and deep tech areas including space technology, semiconductors, quantum, and physical AI. He co-founded Vixel Corporation, a data center fiber-optic communications company that went public on NASDAQ in 1999, and later spent 16 years as a Managing Director at USVP, raising five funds; he has also served as Chairman and CFO of Active-Semi and Vice Chairman and CFO of Cepton. Fu holds a B.S. in Physics from MIT, a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and serves on the Leadership Board of the McGovern Institute for Brain Science at MIT.
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Board director at Vidder
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Experience
- LDV PartnersFounding Partnercurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- CeptonVice-Chairman of the Board & CFO2016 — 2022
- Active-Semi International, Inc.Chairman of the Board & CFO2009 — 2019
- U.S. Venture PartnersManaging General Partner1997 — 2013Silicon Valley
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow Class 31997 — 1999United States
- Vixel CorporationCo-Founder & Head of Marketing1990 — 1995
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Winston Fu?
- Winston Fu is a Founding Partner at LDV Partners, where he focuses on AI infrastructure and deep tech areas including space technology, semiconductors, quantum, and physical AI. He co-founded Vixel Corporation, a data center fiber-optic communications company that went public on NASDAQ in 1999, and later spent 16 years as a Managing Director at USVP, raising five funds; he has also served as Chairman and CFO of Active-Semi and Vice Chairman and CFO of Cepton. Fu holds a B.S. in Physics from MIT, a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and serves on the Leadership Board of the McGovern Institute for Brain Science at MIT.
- Where does Winston Fu work?
- Winston Fu is Founding Partner & Managing Director at LDV Partners and Board director at Vidder.
- Where did Winston Fu go to school?
- Winston Fu studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Applied Physics); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Masters in Management, Business); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Physics).
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