# Wendi Murdoch

> Wendi Murdoch is a Series A investor backing Internet and Education. See 15 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendi-murdoch/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/theWendiMurdoch
- Website: https://www.wendimurdoch.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theWendiMurdoch

Wendi Murdoch is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, art collector, film producer, and businesswoman.Born in Jinan, Shandong, she was the third wife of News Corporation chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch. She is the co-founder of Artsy.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 4 | 27% |
| Education | 2 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 13% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 13% |
| Art | 1 | 7% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 27% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Series D | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 13% |
| Seed | 1 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 40% |
| China | 3 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ByteDance | ByteDance creates and operates various content platforms, including TikTok and Douyin, enabling users to connect, create, and consume content. The company focuses on enriching lives through innovative technology and has expanded its offerings to include tools for content creation and collaboration. | $3B | Series E | Oct 25, 2018 | http://bytedance.com |
| Meituan | Meituan develops and operates a platform providing retail and online group buying services. It retails and delivers Chinese food from local restaurants online. It operates a social commerce website that offers online group discounts for movie tickets, groceries, food, restaurants, entertainment, and health/fitness sectors.Wang Xing foundedMeituan Group in 2010 that became Meituan-Dianping in December 2015, with its headquarters in Beijing in China. Meituan-Dianping officially changed its name to Meituan in September 2020. | $4B | Series F | Oct 19, 2017 | https://about.meituan.com |
| VIPKID | VIPKid is a global education technology company that connects children with the world’s best teachers for real-time online English immersion learning.VIPKid’s mission is to inspire and empower every child for the future. VIPKid envisions a global classroom that empowers students and teachers through personalized learning, connection of culturesacross the world and the passion for lifelong learning. It believes that education is not one-size-fits-all, rather, all students are unique and the world is within their reach when connected with great teachers capable of personalizing learning and sparking curiosity.Founded in 2013 and formally launched in 2014, VIPKid has become China’s market-leading online education startup, attracting investment from Tencent, Coatue Management, Sequoia Capital, Sinovation Ventures, Yunfeng Capital, Matrix Partners, Learn Capital, Northern Light VC and Bryant Stibel, among others. The VIPKid platform currently connects over 500,000 paying students with over 60,000 teachers in the US and Canada. | $200M | Series D | Aug 23, 2017 | https://www.vipkid.com.cn |
| Artsy | Artsy is the world’s largest online art marketplace. Browse over 1 million artworks by iconic and emerging artists from 4000+ galleries and top auction houses. | $50M | Series D | Jul 18, 2017 | http://artsy.net |
| Charlotte Tilbury Beauty | Charlotte Tilbury Beauty provides makeup, skin care & beauty collection, including Magic Cream & film star Bronze & Glow. |  |  | Apr 17, 2017 | https://www.charlottetilbury.com |
| Zoox | Zoox is a California based robotics company founded by Tim Kentley-Klay and Dr. Jesse Levinson to create autonomous mobility. Operating at the intersection of design, computer science, and electro-mechanical engineering, Zoox is a multidisciplinary team working to imagine and build an advanced mobility experience that will support the future needsof urban mobility for both people and the environment. |  | Private Equity | Mar 07, 2016 | https://www.zoox.com/ |
| Cadre | Cadre is an online marketplace that connects investors and operators of real estate. It enables investments and transactions, provides a sophisticated technology product for managing processes, and powers predictive analytics for its investors. Investors are able to sell their interest on the secondary marketplace thereby introducing liquidityinto an antiquated industry. They are able to gain transparency, efficiency, and liquidity through the use of its proprietary technology, and are able to make better, more data-driven decisions. Founded by Ryan Williams, Cadre was launched in 2014. | $50M | Series B | Jan 26, 2016 | http://cadre.com |
| Twigtale | Twigtale is the first company to provide parents with personalized, high-quality, accessible expert advice for every major transition a child undergoes, such as welcoming a new baby, moving, even experiencing death or cancer. The personalized stories are scripted by child development experts, then personalized by parents. The books are engaging forkids and a powerful playbooks for parents. Customers are parents, groups, partners & sponsors. | $1.1M | Seed | Apr 21, 2015 | http://www.twigtale.com |
| Cadre | Cadre is an online marketplace that connects investors and operators of real estate. It enables investments and transactions, provides a sophisticated technology product for managing processes, and powers predictive analytics for its investors. Investors are able to sell their interest on the secondary marketplace thereby introducing liquidityinto an antiquated industry. They are able to gain transparency, efficiency, and liquidity through the use of its proprietary technology, and are able to make better, more data-driven decisions. Founded by Ryan Williams, Cadre was launched in 2014. | $18.3M | Series A | Mar 24, 2015 | http://cadre.com |
| Artsy | Artsy is the world’s largest online art marketplace. Browse over 1 million artworks by iconic and emerging artists from 4000+ galleries and top auction houses. | $18.5M | Series B | Apr 03, 2014 | http://artsy.net |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Thrive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thrive-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Apoletto Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apoletto-asia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Goldman Sachs Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jaws Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaws-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Wendi Murdoch invest in?

Wendi Murdoch invests primarily in Internet, Education and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Wendi Murdoch?

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### When did Wendi Murdoch last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wendi Murdoch closed in Oct 2018. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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