Rui Tang

Investor at Wonder Ventures

Investor
2024 - Current
Wonder Ventures is an early-stage venture fund based in Los Angeles. Past investments include Honey, WhatNot, Coinbase, Bird, Clutter, and more. Areas of focus: Creator Economy, Future of Work https://wondervc.com/

Creator Strategy
2022 - 2023
World's leading video technology platform with more than 1 billion users globally 1. Led a global team of 6 to manage Malaysia's 1st creator matchmaking platform, managing strategic planning, enhancing operational efficiency, and optimizing product strategy 2. Identified bottlenecks in the merchant-creator matchmaking process, redesigning matchmaking flow and introducing new SOPs, achieving a 3x efficiency enhancement 3. Boosted team performance by 100% by leading departmental reorganization

Investor
2021 - 2022
Largest EdTech angel fund and incubator adopting YC model in China, having invested in 100+ EdTech startups since inception. As a Limited Partner and Venture Partner, I supported GPs in investment strategy, portfolio management, and incubation program operation. Chief of Staff at portfolio company, No.1 mental health education provider in China.

Investor
2019 - 2020
A prominent family office with 27 global fund portfolios including Sequoia, GGV, Lightspeed, and startup portfolios with successful IPOs (e.g. PDD, SenseTime, Prenetics, Kanzhun) Selected investments: * DTC brand: Duijiao, Series A * Fintech: Qingsong Chou, Pre-IPO stage * HR Tech: Kanzhun, Later stage, IPO in 2021

Philanthropist in Training
2017 - 2019
1. MaD: Make A Difference Institute LIBoratory Project (6 months) https://www.mad.asia/programmes/mad-social-lab/930 2. SOW Asia: i2i Acceleration Program (4 months) https://www.sowasia.org/accelerator 3. Yeh Family Philanthropy: Nurturing Social Minds (4 months) https://www.nsm.hk/ 4. Philanthropy in Motion: (1 month) https://www.pimglobal.org/ 5. Listener: The Passion Summit, Mental health education program & online counselling (1 year) https://www.linkedin.com/company/listeners/