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Investor profile

Simon Wu

Partner, Cathay Innovation

About

Simon Wu brings hands-on M&A and strategy experience from VMware and UBS investment banking to venture investing, giving him a more complete view of how companies are bought, sold, and scaled than many career VCs. He focuses specifically on AI-native fintech companies that own critical infrastructure rather than relying on third parties, and emphasizes distribution and embedded business models as the key differentiators for fintech winners. Simon Wu brings hands-on M&A and strategy experience from VMware and UBS investment banking to venture investing, giving him a more complete view of how companies are bought, sold, and scaled than many career VCs. He focuses specifically on AI-native fintech companies that own critical infrastructure rather than relying on third parties, and emphasizes distribution and embedded business models as the key differentiators for fintech winners.

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Investment focus

Stages
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
FinTech
AI
Consumer
Health
Energy

Investment details

Avg check size$5M - $40M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA
Canada
LatAm
Europe
Asia-Pacific
India
Africa
Israel
MENA