Venture Capital & Consumer Innovation Expert; Partner at Norwest Venture Partners; Former Amazon Corporate Development Executive
Lisa Wu Biography
Lisa Wu is a partner at Norwest Venture Partners, a venture capital and growth equity firm. Wu focuses on seed to late-stage venture companies, emphasizing consumer Internet, digital commerce, and next-generation marketplaces. Her investment interests include consumer health, e-commerce, real estate and proptech, consumer Internet, marketplaces, and fintech, typically from seed to Series B stages. Wu's active Norwest portfolio companies include Calm, Flyhomes, Plaid, and Ritual, with alumni investments such as Jet, acquired by Walmart, and Opendoor.
Wu began her career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch. She later founded BANZAI! Fresh, a venture providing nutritious foods to schools and hospitals in Northern California. Before joining Norwest, Wu worked at Bessemer Venture Partners, where she originated and conducted due diligence on early to growth-stage investment opportunities in e-commerce, SaaS, consumer Internet, and healthcare IT. She also worked in Amazon.com's Worldwide Corporate Development team, identifying and evaluating acquisition targets and strategic investments for Amazon and providing strategies for potential expansion.
Wu's professional background includes supporting diverse founders and female-led companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her experience as both an operator and investor informs her perspective on building enduring companies. She was recognized by Silicon Valley Business Journal in its "40 Under 40," highlighting her influence in the venture capital sector.
Wu holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in marketing and entrepreneurial management. She won first place at the International Venture Capital Investment Competition during her time at Wharton. Wu also holds a Bachelor of Science, with honors, in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Her background spans consumer innovation, entrepreneurship, and the evolving venture capital landscape.
Lisa Wu Videos
From Zero to Category Hero: Inside Ritual’s Rise to the Top
Join us for an exclusive conversation between Norwest Partner Lisa Wu and Ritual Founder and CEO Katerina Markov Schneider. In five years, Ritual...
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