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Ray Wu

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Forbes Council Member at Forbes
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Ray Wu is a seasoned venture capitalist and Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, where he leads the AI First Fund and the Blockchain & Fintech Fund. With over 25 years of experience and a Berkeley/Columbia EMBA, he specializes in identifying and nurturing high-potential tech ventures. Colleagues describe him as intelligent, dedicated, creative, and incredibly connected.

Based in Silicon Valley, Ray is a prominent thought leader, sharing his insights as a member of the Forbes Council and through various media appearances and podcasts. He is passionate about how AI and human ingenuity are reshaping enterprise design and value creation, and frequently speaks on navigating technological disruption.

Unique fact: Ray is a member of the NVIDIA Inception VC Alliance, gaining exclusive access to top startups and resources in the AI and data science ecosystem.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Forbes Council Member
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI & Web3 Investing
He leads dedicated AI and Blockchain funds at Alumni Ventures and his portfolio includes numerous ventures in these sectors, such as Groq, Cohere, and Babylon Network.
Corporate Innovation
He has a background in corporate ventures at HP and Cisco, and writes for Forbes on topics like companies adopting a VC mindset for experimentation and growth.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Forbes Council Member
Forbes
9-2024 - 9-2025
Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor
Entrepreneur Magazine
1-2024
Mentor - Harvard Blockchain Accelerator
Harvard University
11-2023
Member | NVIDIA Inception VC Alliance
NVIDIA
7-2023
Founding Managing Partner - Alumni Ventures AI First Fund
Alumni Ventures
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Education
EMBA
University of California, Berkeley
MBA
Columbia University
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