IW

Irene Wu

something new

New York, New York

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $40,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $40,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $40,000.00

Work Experience

  • Angel Investor & Advisor

    2018

    Active angel investor primarily focused on pre-seed and seed verticalized AI, decentralized finance, and consumer software: Cursor (the AI-first code editor) Ostium (leveraged global markets trading platform) Econia (decentralized finance infrastructure) Chaos Labs (Artificial Financial Intelligence) & 2 stealth (construction orchestration, cybersecurity)

2024 - 2025

  • Venture Partner

    2024 - 2025

2022 - 2024

  • Head of Strategy

    2023 - 2024

  • Head of Business Development & Integrations

    2022 - 2023

  • Integrations Engineer

    2022 - 2022

    We're building LayerZero, an omnichain interoperability protocol.

2021 - 2022

  • Investor

    2021 - 2022

    $90B+ AUM, Series A+. Portfolio includes TaxBit, Databricks, Swimm, Docker, SentinelOne, and more.

2020 - 2021

  • Brand Strategy

    2020 - 2021

    FutureBrand is a global brand transformation company headquartered in London, UK. The design consultancy's portfolio includes Cadillac, Bentley, Nespresso, Nike, and the Olympic Games.

2020 - 2021

  • Software Engineering

    2020 - 2021

    Python, Java, SQL, and React.js

2020 - 2021

  • Investor

    2020 - 2021

    Portfolio includes: Topl, Unqork, Breathwrk, Revel, Sundae School, and Tecovas.

  • Summer Investment Associate

    2020 - 2020

    Blue Collective is a multi-strategy investment firm spun out of McKinsey & Co. We invest at seed in consumer, tech, and tech-enabled businesses.

2017 - 2020

  • Business Development, Ops & Growth

    2017 - 2020

    Known for its award-winning jackets, rugby shirts, and dad hats, Rowing Blazers is a youthful, irreverent menswear label dedicated to the idea that the classics can be cool. Founded in 2017. Backed by Winklevoss Capital. Acquired in 2024 by Burch Creative Capital.

  • Guest Lecturer

    2018 - 2019

    The Institute for Rowing Leadership (IRL) is the only advanced degree program for coaching rowing accredited at any level in the United States. It is among only five of coach education programs that have received highest status (Level 5) certification for coaching education excellence.

  • Youth Competitive Rowing Coach

    2016 - 2018

    CRI Youth Competitive Rowing sets an unparalleled standard for personal and physical development. Rowers learn the art of rowing while developing life-long skills of accountability, leadership and teamwork, eventually competing at the USRowing Northeast Regional Championships and USRowing Youth National Rowing Championships.

  • Undergraduate Fellow

    2017 - 2019