Simon Wu

Investment professional with extensive experience in venture capital

Simon-IBD+ Wu is a Partner at Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm based in San Francisco. He has been with Cathay Innovation since September 2016, focusing on investments in various sectors, including software, fintech, and digital healthcare. Wu has played a significant role in leading Series A and B investments for several startups, including Chime, Ghost, and ZenBusiness PBC, among others.1 2 3

Before joining Cathay Innovation, Simon Wu spent nearly four years at VMware in the Strategy and Corporate Development team, where he was involved in acquisitions and investments in enterprise software sectors such as cloud computing and cybersecurity. His career also includes experience as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS, where he advised technology companies on capital raises and mergers and acquisitions.1 3

Wu holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Operations Research and Management Science from the University of California, Berkeley.1 2

Highlights

Yesterday · Business Insider

VCs say digital agents, 'crypto mania,' and a torrent of liquidity are the tech trends to watch in 2025

Jan 31 · Yahoo Finance

The death of Amazon's iRobot deal has knock-down effects, as the unicorn corporate exit appears to be defunct - Yahoo Finance

Experience

Partner at Cathay Innovation

Board Member at Ghost, ZenBusiness PBC, Skan.ai, Sidecar Health, Unsupervised, Series B Lead at Chime, Peek.com; Series A co-lead & Board Observer at Terminal; Series B Investor & Board Observer at FollowAnalytics; Series E investor at Quantifind, Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at VMware (Nov 2012 - Sep 2016); Investment Banking Analyst at UBS Investment Bank (Jul 2011 - Nov 2012); Series D Investor at Trifacta (Jan 2018 - Feb 2022)