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.