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Amy Wu

Partner at Menlo Ventures

New York, New York

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $8,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $15,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $12,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Board Member

    2025

  • Partner

    2023

    Leading investments in consumer, commerce, gaming, and AI applications - Good Job Games (Series A & B) - ShopMy (Series B) - Higgsfield AI (Seed) - Alta (Seed) - Slingshot AI (Series A) - BrainJar Games (Seed)

  • Venture Partner

    2022 - 2023

  • Partner

    2019 - 2022

    - Weee! (Series B) - Webull (Series D) - Yellow.ai (Series B) - Epic Games (Series D) - TripleDot Games (Series C) - 1047 Games (Series B) - Offchain Labs / Arbitrum (Series B) - Alchemy (Series C) - Faraway Games (Series A & B) - Laiye (Series B) - Pintu (Series B) - ThoughtSpot Board Observer - Aqua Security Board Observer

2022 - 2022

  • Founding Partner

    2022 - 2022

    Investor in Anthropic, TripleDot Studios, Hypernative, Mysten Labs / Sui, Aptos, Yuga Labs

  • CFO and Senior Vice President, Global Digital

    2018 - 2019

    Group CFO for Discovery’s $2B global digital and sports business, strategically supporting all digital and direct-to-consumer businesses including Discovery TV Everywhere, PGA, Eurosport, Olympics, Motortrend, Discovery Kids, Group9, Discovery Play, Scripps Lifestyle Studios, etc

  • CFO, APAC

    2017 - 2018

    Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Asia-Pacific, responsible for finance, strategy, M&A integration, business development, commercial operations, and pan-regional production for the region with coverage over 35 countries. Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) satisfies curiosity and captivates superfans around the globe with a portfolio of premium nonfiction, lifestyle, sports and kids content brands including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. Available in more than 220 countries and territories, Discovery's programming reaches 3 billion cumulative viewers, who together consume 54 billion hours of Discovery content each year. Discovery’s offering extends beyond traditional TV to all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio and Discovery Kids Play; over-the-top streaming services such as Eurosport Player; digital-first and social video from Group Nine Media; and virtual reality storytelling through Discovery VR.

2017 - 2019

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2019

    VS MEDIA is a next generation media network that empowers creative talents. Founded in 2013, VS MEDIA is dedicated to empower creators and lead authentic marketing. As the first multi-channel network (MCN) focused on Chinese creators and audience, we take pride in building an international stage for the young creators to showcase their talent and passion about digital short form videos. We proudly work with over 700 creators with a worldwide fan base of over 140 million.

2014 - 2017

  • SVP, Finance and Operations

    2017 - 2017

    Member of the executive team, responsible for finance, accounting, FP&A, legal, facilities, HR benefits, corporate development, investor relations, operations, IT and systems, pricing, company strategy NewsCred is the leading end-to-end solution for content marketing, where brand marketers can plan, curate, and source content and content strategy. We service global enterprise brands, including Pepsi, SAP, Microsoft, HP, Bank of America, JP Morgan, Diageo, etc. The company, founded in 2007, has raised $82M to date, with offices in NY, London, and Bangladesh.

  • VP, Finance and Operations

    2014 - 2017

  • Director of Business Operations

    2014 - 2014

2013 - 2014

  • Senior Associate

    2013 - 2014

    Early-Stage NY-based VC fund focused on big data investment thesis. Founded by Roger Ehrenberg, has over 25 active portfolio companies - Led deal sourcing for the team, advised portfolio CEOs and executives on strategy, hiring, sales optimization, budgeting, and follow-on fundraising - Worked closely with DataSift, PlaceIQ, DataRobot, MemSQL, DigitalOcean, and NewsCred

  • Associate

    2011 - 2013

    Associate at Insight Venture Partners, a late-stage venture/growth equity fund with over $7.5B under management that invests in the software and internet space, as a member of the Insight Onsite operations team. - Deep expertise in SaaS, subscription, and e-commerce operations through working with DrillingInfo, Smartsheet, Kinner Software, Zumba, 360Buy (China), Hayneedle, and Academic Partnerships - Experience in company operations and strategy, market entry, market analysis, pricing strategy, customer segmentation, M&A advisory, marketing and sales optimization. - Led financial, customer, and market diligence for investments in Tumblr, 360Buy, Indiegogo, Udemy

2009 - 2011

  • Lead Associate

    2009 - 2011

    Financial services management consulting - Worked with major U.S. retail banks to analyze market entry, where to place branches, and optimize branches across geographies - Worked with major Canadian company to assess entry into financial services market and product design - Led additional projects around home equity product pricing, price elasticity of banking retail products, and competitor analysis.