Amy Fu
Vice President
First Round Capital
Amy Fu is a Vice President at First Round Capital. Her official profile places her at a firm focused exclusively on the earliest stages of company building.
Bio
Professional summary
Liz Wessel is a Partner in First Round Capital's San Francisco office. She previously co-founded and led WayUp, raised venture capital for the company, and guided it through acquisition. She later worked with more than 110 early-stage startups as a Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator, focusing on enterprise sales, B2B marketing, storytelling, and fundraising. First Round also notes her angel investing across companies including Ramp, ScaleAI, Ro, Artera, FreeWill, and Snackpass.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
pre-seedseedearliest stages
Sector
AIautomationB2B softwarehealthcarevertical softwareold-school industry transformation
Thesis
Companies reimagining old-school industriesCompanies enabled by new or breakthrough technologiesEarly-stage B2B go-to-market, sales, storytelling, and fundraising
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
WayUpRampScaleAIRoArteraFreeWillSnackpassReductoGumloopDavid AIM7 HealthSolidroadScotch
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with founder-led intensity, category insight, and a clear GTM/fundraising narrative for an early-stage company transforming a legacy workflow or market.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference her WayUp founder experience and hands-on YC coaching background.
- 2Frame the company as either transforming an old-school industry or enabled by a new technology shift.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official First Round profile lists current investments including Reducto, Gumloop, David AI, M7 Health, Solidroad, and Scotch.
First Round says she joined in 2023 as a Partner in the San Francisco office.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- First Round CapitalPartner
- WayUpCo-Founder & CEOPre-First Round
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaDegree
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