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Rui Tang

Investor at Wonder Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Rui Tang is an Investor at Wonder Ventures in San Francisco, California, with a background in product strategy, business development, and venture capital. Highlights of their career include roles at TikTok in Creator Strategy and multiple investor positions at Edbeta Fund, Beyond Ventures, and eGarden Ventures. Currently, Rui Tang focuses on early-stage investments in sectors like Human Capital/HRTech, AI, and the Future of Work, with a particular interest in companies based in Los Angeles/Southern California.

Work Experience 

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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/

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TikTok

  • 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

Mobile app and website (adTech)

Raised $1,000.00.

tiktok.com
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Edbeta Fund

  • 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.

Beyond Ventures & eGarden Ventures

  • 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

VC

Various Companies

  • 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/

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