Investing Profile

Wayne Hu(473)

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Managing Director, Early Stage Venture at SignalFire
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48 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), and 45 other investors on Signal.

Networks Wayne is a member of
Harvard Business School Network
430 CONNECTIONS
Google Network
312 CONNECTIONS
Goldman Sachs Network
191 CONNECTIONS
McKinsey & Company Network
140 CONNECTIONS
McKinsey & Company Network
140 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
SignalFire Managing Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $20.0M
Sweet Spot
$12.5M
Investments On Record
30
Current Fund Size
$500M

Wayne Hu is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Wayne Hu's Investments On Record (21)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
EvenUp
Series EOct 2025$150M
Series DOct 2024$140M
Series ASep 2021
SeedAug 2020
$340M
Co-investors: Sarah Hinkfuss (Bain Capital Ventures), Sameer Dholakia (Bessemer Venture Partners), David Cheng (DCM), Morgan Beller (NFX), Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Arjun Sethi (Tribe Capital), Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund), Scott Belsky, Gokul Rajaram
Mandolin
SeedJun 2025
Series AJun 2025$40M
$57M
Co-investors: Ryan McIntyre (Foundry Group), Jerry Chen (Greylock), Gaurav Ahuja (Thrive Capital), Eric Tobias (High Alpha), Nnamdi Okike (645 Ventures), Sooah Cho (Underscore VC), Ambar Bhattacharyya (Maverick Capital), Marc Benioff, Guillermo Rauch, Mike Liu
Farsight
Series AJun 2025$16M
$16M
Siro
Series BMay 2025$50M
$68M
Co-investors: Cailen DSa (CRV), Anna Khan (CRV), Damir Becirovic (Index Ventures), Songe LaRon (The Community Fund), Dave A. Salvant (The Community Fund), John Chen (Fika Ventures), Michael Stoppelman, Steve King, Ding Zhou
Solace
Series BApr 2025$60M
$76M
Co-investors: JP (Jean-Paul) Sanday (Menlo Ventures), Katie Reiner (Torch Capital), Hesham Zreik (FasterCapital), Ryan Merket (Comal Ventures), Penny Pritzker (Inspired Capital), Alexa von Tobel (Inspired Capital), Anne Wojcicki
Tofu
Series AFeb 2025$12M
$17M
Co-investors: Mark Goldberg (Chemistry VC)
Freshpaint
Series BJul 2024$31M
$43M
Co-investors: Nick Washburn (Intel Capital), Dave Messina (Pioneer Fund), Matt Schiller (Pioneer Fund), Ivan Kirigin (Tango.vc), Emily Melton (Threshold Ventures)
Karat Financial
Series BJul 2023$40M
$56M
Co-investors: Andy Weissman (Union Square Ventures), Josh Richards (REMUS Capital), Biz Stone, Justin David Blau, Jared Leto, Kevin Lin, Steve Chen

Wayne Hu's Experience

Global Institute Fellow McKinsey & CompanyPresent
Growth Strategy Intern/Consultant VoxyPresent
Venture Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPresent
Global Strategy Lead, YouTube Monetization GooglePresent
Partner SignalFire2015 - Present
Strategy Team Leader City Colleges of Chicago2011 - 2011
Business Analyst McKinsey & Company2006 - 2008
Summer Analyst Goldman Sachs2005 - 2005

Wayne Hu's Education

Harvard Business School
Princeton University AB Mathematical Economics
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Mathematics 8-10