Veronica Wu

Founder/Managing Partner

2021

First Bight Ventures is the first early stage fund dedicated to advancing and accelerating synthetic biology companies. We believe that we stand at a unique point in time where biology meets technology and this juncture offers an opportunity to create dramatic value while allowing us to address some of humanity's urgent existential challenges like climate change and sustainability. We bring together a strong network of partners, industry experts, facilities and research services to accelerate commercialization of synthetic biology start-ups especially for industrial applications

Member Of Global Advisory Board

2020 - 2021

Board Member

2019 - 2021

Managing Partner

2015 - 2020

Pioneered Venture at Scale by sourcing from a large operator angel network and leveraging machine learning models to help filter to enable efficient investment decisions. Co-founded the first Institutional Venture fund to invest at scale in seed, then selectively double down using longitudinal data. Invested in 300+ early stage tech companies across sectors that resulted in 33 unicorns, 6 SPACs and 4 IPO within 6 years.

Vice President, China

2013 - 2015

General Manager Enterprise and Education

2006 - 2013

Director

2002 - 2006

Associate Principal

1997 - 2002