Lisa Wu

Bio

Professional summary

Lisa Wu is a Partner at Norwest focused on consumer Internet and B2B application software. Her active Norwest companies include Calm, Flyhomes, Plaid, and Ritual, and her alumni investments include Jet, acquired by Walmart, and Opendoor. Before Norwest, she worked in Amazon's Worldwide Corporate Development team, invested at Bessemer Venture Partners, founded BANZAI! Fresh, and began her career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

CalmFlyhomesPlaidRitualJet

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Norwest Venture PartnersPartner
AmazonWorldwide Corporate Development
Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestor
BANZAI! FreshFounder
Merrill LynchInvestment Banking

Education

The Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaMBA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBS in Business Administration
University of California, BerkeleyBA in Psychology

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