Ray Wu Top-Executive
I am a seasoned investor specializing in AI, SaaS, Blockchain/Web3, Robotics and IoT. With over 25 years of business and investment experience, I'm devoted to identifying and nurturing the most promising opportunities worldwide.
I've been an investor in many AI, SaaS, Infrastructure and Web3 innovative ventures, including Allegro Systems (acquired by Cisco), Relicore (acquired by Symantec), Viacore (acquired by IBM), Local Motion (acquired by Avis), Digital Fountain (acquired by Qualcomm), FPI (IPO in China), Circle (Nasdaq CRCL), Lambda Labs, Groq (acquired by Nvidia), Cohere, Patlytics, Bluesky, Kraken, Higgsfield, Ceramic AI, 1Mind, Corgi, Haven, Babylon Network ($BABY), Sahara AI ($SAHARA), Helium ($HNT), 0g Labs ($0G), Mystem Labs ($SUI), Aurora ($AURORA), Bitwave, ETHSign ($SIGN), SoSo Value ($SOSOVALUE), Space and Time ($SXT), KITE AI ($KITE), Theoriq ($THQ), Lemon, TransCrypts and more
Keynote and conference speaker in AI4, HumanX, Web Summit, Venture Summit, GenAI, Frontier Tech Forum, Global AI Pitch Summit, SF Tech Week, Venture Forum, Stanford, Berkeley, SJSU, UW
Forbes Council Member. Marquis Who’s Who. Featured in magazines, news articles and Podcasts such as Business Insider, Adweek, Observer, Decrypt, MergerMarket
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Headquarters:
San Francisco Bay Area
Title:
Founding Managing Partner - Alumni Ventures AI First Fund
Company:
Alumni Ventures
Company Industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Website:
http://av-funds.com/47dz8pv, http://www.forbes.com, http://harvard.edu, http://www.nvidia.com
Company Linkedin:
linkedin.com/company/avgfunds
Company Size:
51-200
Current Job Duration:
2 yrs 6 mos
Country:
United States
Work Experience:
Title: Alumni Ventures
Company: Alumni Ventures
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alumniventures/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 51-200
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 07-2023
Ends At: Present
Description: - Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights '24, TIME '25)
- Top 35 Unicorn VC (Stanford GSB Research '25)
- Top 3 Most Active US VC (PitchBook '18 - '25)
- Most Founder-Friendly Venture Firms (Inc. Magazine '24)
- Over 850,000 members from leading US universities including Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Yale, Columbia, UC Berkeley, and UCLA.
- $1.6B+ raised & 1,800+ portfolio companies since 2014
We provide not only capital, but also community and network!
Led investments in AI portfolio:
- Lambda Labs (Series C)
- Patlytics (Seed)
- Higgsfield (Early)
- Corgi (Seed)
- Ceramic AI (Seed)
- Haven (Seed)
- 1mind (Series A)
- Hill Research (Seed)
- TensorMesh (Seed)
- Corethink (Seed)
- Crew AI (Series A)
- Human& (Seed)
- Strongest Layer (Seed)
- AirCaps (Seed), - Top 20 Venture Firm (CB Insights '24, TIME '25)
- Top 35 Unicorn VC (Stanford GSB Research '25)
- Top 3 Most Active US VC (PitchBook '18 - '25)
- Most Founder-Friendly Venture Firms (Inc. Magazine '24)
- Over 850,000 members from leading US universities including Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Yale, Columbia, UC Berkeley, and UCLA.
- $1.6B+ raised & 1,800+ portfolio companies since 2014
50+ investments in Web3/Blockchain/Decentralized platforms: Algorand ($ALGO), Mysten ($SUI), Circle, Kraken, TRM...
Early Stage Deals such as
- 0g Labs ($0G Seed)
- Kite AI ($KITE Series A)
- UnifAI ($UAI, Seed)
- Babylon Chain ($BABY, Pre-Seed)
- Bluesky Social (Series A)
- SoSoValue ($SOSOVALUE, Seed)
- Transcrypts (Pre-Seed)
- Sahara AI ($SAHARA, Seed)
- Space and Time ($SXT, Series A)
- Playtron (Seed)
- Aurora ($AURORA, Seed)
- Bitwave (Series A)
- ETHSign ($SIGN, Seed)
- Hyperbolic (Seed)
- Quai Network ($QUAI, Seed)
- Bagel (Seed)
** Blockchain Linkedin Community: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blockchain-fintech-fund/
Title: Forbes Council Member
Company: Forbes
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forbes-magazine/
Industry: Publishing
Company Size: 201-500
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 11-2025
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Mentor - Harvard Blockchain Accelerator
Company: None
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-university/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2024
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Member | NVIDIA Inception VC Alliance
Company: Nvidia
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvidia/
Industry: Computer Hardware
Company Size: 10001+
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 11-2023
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Managing Partner
Company: Boundary Free Ventures Llc
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boundary-free-ventures-llc/
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Company Size: 1-10
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2008
Ends At: Present
Description: None
Title: Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor
Company: Entrepreneur Magazine
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrepreneur-magazine/
Industry: Education Management
Company Size: 51-200
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 09-2024
Ends At: 09-2025
Description: None
Title: Managing Director
Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hewlett-packard-enterprise/
Industry: Information Technology And Services
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 06-2004
Ends At: 11-2007
Description: None
Title: Co-Chair
Company: Asia America Multitechnology Association (Aama)
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aamasv/
Industry: International Trade And Development
Company Size: 11-50
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 01-2004
Ends At: 12-2004
Description: None
Title: Executive
Company: Cisco
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisco/
Industry: Computer Software
Company Size: 10001+
Location: San Jose, CA
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 02-1998
Ends At: 06-2004
Description: None
Title: Founder
Company: None
Company URL: None
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: None
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 10-1993
Ends At: 02-1998
Description: None
Education:
School: University of California, Berkeley
Degree: EMBA
Field: Haas School of Business
Period:
School: Columbia University
Degree: MBA
Field: Graduate School of Business
Period:
School: University of Toronto
Degree: B.A.Sc
Field: Electrical Engineering
Period:
Headline:
Managing Partner | Venture Capital & Corporate VC | AI, Blockchain, Tech Innovation Investor | Columbia/Berkeley EMBA | Forbes Council
Followers:
10554
Connections:
5126
Skills:
Mergers, Product Management, Business Development, Venture Capital, Investments, Cloud Computing, Strategic Partnerships, Management Consulting, Start-ups, Corporate Development, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Product Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, E-commerce, Angel Investing, Strategy, New Business Development, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Software as a Service (SaaS), Management, Leadership, Go-to-market Strategy, Emerging Markets, Private Equity, International Business, Executive Management, Consulting, Competitive Analysis
Experience:
Title: Founding Managing Partner - Alumni Ventures AI First Fund
Company: Alumni Ventures
Location:
Start: Jul 2023
End: Present
Title: Founding Managing Partner - Alumni Ventures Blockchain & Fintech Fund
Company: Alumni Ventures
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Start: Jun 2021
End: Present
Title: Forbes Council Member
Company: Forbes
Location:
Start: Nov 2025
End: Present
Title: Mentor - Harvard Blockchain Accelerator
Company: Harvard University
Location:
Start: Jan 2024
End: Present
Title: Member | NVIDIA Inception VC Alliance
Company: NVIDIA
Location:
Start: Nov 2023
End: Present
Title: Managing Partner
Company: Boundary Free Ventures
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Start: Jan 2008
End: Present
Title: Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor
Company: Entrepreneur Magazine
Location:
Start: Sep 2024
End: Sep 2025
Title: Managing Director
Company: Hewlett Packard (HP) Ventures
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Start: Jun 2004
End: Nov 2007
Title: Co-Chair
Company: Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA)
Location:
Start: Jan 2004
End: Dec 2004
Title: Executive
Company: Cisco
Location: San Jose, CA
Start: Feb 1998
End: Jun 2004
Title: Founder
Company: Netbeyond Inc
Location:
Start: Oct 1993
End: Feb 1998