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Tony Wan

Head of Platform at Reach Capital

San Leandro, California

Overview 

Tony Wan is the Head of Platform at Reach Capital, where he leads operations and investor content. With a background in co-founding EdSurge and Luckybird Games, he has successfully invested in companies like Ednition at the pre-seed stage, focusing on generative tech/AI and education sectors.

Work Experience 

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Reach Capital

  • Head of Platform

    2022 - Current

  • Head of Investor Content

    2021

Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work

reachcapital.com
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EdSurge

  • Co-Founder, Managing Editor

    2011 - 2021

    Oversee the growth of EdSurge into a leading journalism brand in education Manage the weekly delivery of articles, newsletters and podcasts Hire, develop and manage a team of award-winning reporters and editors Report on business and financing news in the education technology industry Develop and grow a network of over 1,500 contributing writers and columnists Represent EdSurge through moderating thought leadership conversations and public speaking Analyze data and metrics to inform editorial strategies Coordinate with product, research, marketing and executive teams on cross-functional projects

EdSurge helps educators find & use the right tools to support all learners. We do this through outstanding content, community and tools.

Raised $8,160,000.00 from Golden Angels Investors, Jason Palmer and Deborah Quazzo.

edsurge.com
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Luckybird Games

  • Co-Founder

    2010 - 2012

    Oversee the development for Equatia, a math game for arithmetic fluency Design game levels and develop website Manage business partnerships and customer relations Lead market research and business development

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Independent Institute

  • Production Coordinator

    2009 - 2011

    Manage front-end web content and research for online social media campaigns Coordinate web publication schedules Develop and build relationships with external services and vendors Format and layout of books, policy reports, newsletters, advertisements Design graphics for web and print assets

The Independent Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public-policy research and educational organization.

independent.org
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Stanford University

  • Editor, Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs

    2007 - 2009

    Manage copyediting and proofreading of submissions from working professionals Layout, cover design, and other production-related work

Education 

Investments 

Ednition

Pre-Seed

Total funding: $100K

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