Rui Ma
Investor
Rui Ma
Investor
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Business Officer, North America
2024 - Current
Chief Business Officer at Speakly AI, leading global growth and strategic partnerships for our LLM-powered conversation intelligence solutions. We help revenue teams in industries like automotive and real estate boost sales by analyzing conversations in real-time to deliver actionable insights.
Advisor
2024
Chief Operating Officer
2023 - 2024
AlphaWatch.AI provides generative AI-powered knowledge management and workflow automation solutions to enterprises in the financial sector and beyond. Please reach out to me for a demo.
China Tech Analyst & Creator of Tech Buzz China
2018
Began as a podcast and now also a paid community for investors, operators and all interested in deep diving into China tech. www.techbuzzchina.com
Independent Angel Investor
2012
Individual angel investor and limited partner of early stage venture funds, mostly interested in social impact.
Entrepreneur in Residence
2023 - 2023
Entrepreneur in Residence at a venture studio helping launch great companies from 0 to 1.
Go-To-Market
2023 - 2023
Pocket is a fast, flexible and functional suburban office solution for your post-pandemic workforce. Office work has been forever transformed ... come see our showroom at 359 State Street, Los Altos CA!
Executive Chairman
2015 - 2023
Rookie.Fund is a non-profit that aims to be the best student-run fund for discovering and investing in student entrepreneurs in Asia. We are currently active in Taipei, Taiwan, Xiamen, China and Hong Kong. For more information, please see www.rookie.fund You may also have known us under our previous incarnation as the 500 Rookies program from 08/2015 to 03/2017.
Fund Scout & Consultant
2021 - 2021
I work with a fundamentals driven fund on growth and late stage tech opportunities globally, but primarily in the US and China.
Venture Partner
2020 - 2021
Investing into psychedelic medicines. We're a new fund based out of Vancouver, Canada. Find out more about us at www.synaptic.vc
Venture Partner
2019 - 2020
10H is a limited partner in top-tier venture capital funds and direct investor into top technology companies. I advise and help in the diligence of both fund and direct investments.
Education
BS
1998 - 2004
Master of Liberal Arts
2017 - 2020
EMBA
2013 - 2015
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
2012 - 2015
EMBA
2013 - 2015
Latest Articles
50% Female? Here’s how we got there.
Talks about Entrepreneurship, Diversity and Female Founders
Don’t Just Make Something People Want, Make Something People Need
Talks about Psychology, Startup and Wellbeing
Why This Engineer and MBA is Studying Liberal Arts
Talks about Education, Liberal Arts and STEM
Mindfulness isn’t Relaxation, it’s Meta-Awareness
Talks about Meditation, Mindfulness and Consciousness