Wu-Fu Chen
Angel Investor
Wu-Fu Chen is a Partner Emeritus and Advisor who is a renowned serial entrepreneur and top ranked venture capital investor. He is a Founding Partner of Genesis Campus, Acorn Campus (Cupertino, CA and Shanghai, China) and Dragon Investment Co. and IdSoft Capital (Taipei, Taiwan). Wu-Fu Chen has also founded more than a dozen high-tech companies thatrange from optical switching to high-end ATM chip technology. He is perhaps best known as co-founder and VP of Engineering of Cascade Communications, where he steered Cascade through its IPO, being instrumental in the company's acquiring more than $10 billion in capitalization. Wu-Fu Chen also co-founded and acted as chairman and CEO of Arris Networks (acquired by Cascade), Ardent (acquired by Cisco) and Shasta Networks (acquired by Nortel). He was also previously Vice President of Technologies at Cisco Systems.The industry has recognized Wu-Fu Chen's operational and entrepreneurial excellence with numerous awards; he has been described as a "Legend in Silicon Valley" and was recognized by Red Herring magazine as one of the "Top Ten Entrepreneurs of 2000." Forbes Magazine consistently ranks him as one of the "Top 100 Venture Investors" in the U.S. He has been featured on the front page of the "Wall Street Journal," and "Light Reading" Magazine once called Wu-Fu Chen the "most influential person" in optical networking.Wu-Fu Chen has a proven track record in identifying key niches, commercializing new technologies, attracting experienced management teams, securing key customers, accessing financing, and executing successful exits. He has early access to a proprietary deal flow based on his long-standing and established industry relationships and reputation. Wu-Fu Chen is actively involved in the development of portfolio companies and plays an important role in attracting deals as well as top talent.Wu-Fu Chen is a commanding speaker and university guest lecturer who has delivered keynote speeches to industry associations, conferences and universities worldwide. He is also frequently interviewed by leading publications and media on entrepreneurship and emerging telecom technologies.Wu-Fu Chen is a member of the Board of Directors in over a dozen companies and public and private institutions. Wu-Fu Chen received an MSEE from the University of Florida in 1976 and a BSEE from National Taiwan University in 1972. From 1976 to 1977 he was in the doctoral program in computer science at University of California - Berkeley.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Wu-Fu Chen invests in
Stages Wu-Fu Chen invests in
Countries Wu-Fu Chen invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series A
- $429k–$1.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Medical 1 (33%)
- Training 1 (33%)
- Education 1 (33%)
- Child Care 1 (33%)
- Health Care 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (67%)
- Series C 1 (33%)
Country
- China 1 (33%)
- Taiwan 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| ALPHA Camp hope, with innovative educational model of the Internet era, the desire to exert its influence to help all people, to create a more exciting life meaningful. The introduction of Silicon Valley Startup environment and spirit, and the integration of the Asian market demand, ALPHA Camp in the most efficient way complete heritage industryrequired skills, contacts and soft power, determined to put the Internet in your Startup. Uphold strict educational approach, combined with enthusiasm and professionalism, ALPHA Camp look forward to bringing new and creative industries Asian network ring again strong growth surge of solid new momentum. | $1.5M / Series A / Sep 15, 2020 | ||
| Putiguo provides nursing, child care, and maternal services. | $428.8K / Series A / Nov 10, 2019 | ||
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FAQ
What does Wu-Fu Chen invest in?
Wu-Fu Chen invests primarily in Medical, Training and Education startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Wu-Fu Chen invest in?
Wu-Fu Chen typically joins rounds of $429k–$1.5M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Wu-Fu Chen's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Wu-Fu Chen took part in.
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When did Wu-Fu Chen last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Wu-Fu Chen closed in Sep 2020. 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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