John Wu
President @ Ava Labs
John Wu is a seed investor at Ava Labs focused on Web3 and Gaming. John Wu is the President of Ava Labs, an Andresseen Horowitz backed technology company building the next-generation blockchain platform: Avalanche. John’s objective is to open up financial services and products to all. In this role, he leverages his expertise from over 20 years as a fintech executive and technology investor to create ablockchain-enabled solution for originating, issuing, and trading financial assets. John was previously CEO of the SharesPost Digital Assets Group, enabling compliant token trading of private shares and funds. Prior to that, he was a technology investor and the founder of Sureview Capital, a global hedge fund backed by the Blackstone Group.John began his investment career at Tiger Management, before managing a global technology portfolio at Kingdon Capital.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries John Wu invests in
Stages John Wu invests in
Countries John Wu invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Web3 1 (33%)
- Gaming 1 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Finance 1 (33%)
- Analytics 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Grant 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Trustless Media
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Trustless Media is a new kind of production hub where ideas people care about actually come to life. | $3.3M / Seed / Jul 27, 2022 | |
Metacrafters
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Metacrafters is a multichain learn-to-earn game that teaches users how to design smart contracts and construct on-chain structures. It combines education with an immersive gaming experience that brings blockchain history and lore to life. A learn-to-earn model provides developers and engineers with grant-funded financial incentives to completecourses as they advance from Web2 to Web3. Metacrafters is available to the world's 32 million developers, for whom these new skills could be life-changing, helping to close the significant pay gap between engineers in developed countries and those in emerging markets. | $4.5M / Grant / Jun 10, 2022 | |
The TIE
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The TIE is the first platform to combine institutional-grade predictive sentiment analytics, fundamental analysis, and market data on cryptocurrencies for retail and professional traders. Track your portfolio, set alerts, and identify long and short signals to help you generate alpha. thetie.io | $9M / Series A / Mar 21, 2022 |
Co-Investors
Alameda Research
1 deal together
Flow Blockchain
1 deal together
Gemini
1 deal together
GoldenTree Asset Management
1 deal together
Hudson River Trading
1 deal together
Nexo
1 deal together
About Ava Labs
AVA Labs makes it simple to launch finance applications using blockchain technology–with highly scalable and efficient networks, customizable public and private blockchains, the capability to create any digital asset, and more. We are empowering people to build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance.
Ava Labs Contacts
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John Wu
President
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Justin Kim
Head of Korea
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Kevin Sekniqi
Chief Protocol Architect
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Emin Gün Sirer
Founder and CEO
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Jay Kurahashi-Sofue
VP of Marketing
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FAQ
What does John Wu invest in?
John Wu invests primarily in Web3, Gaming and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did John Wu last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for John Wu closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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