Wayne Lim
Investor at VU Venture Partners
Wayne Lim
Investor at VU Venture Partners
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Entrepreneur in Residence Advisor
2021 - Current
Helping Launching Disruptive Startups
Advisor/Mentor
2014
• Hanhai is the largest Multi-tech US China Research Park in Silicon Valley. Appointed as advisor to provide services to startups in the areas of marketing, elevator pitch and valuation (https://tinyurl.com/yc3xwzqc)
Venture Capital Investor
2018
•VU Venture Partners Fund is a $150M multi-stage investment fund, making initial investments of $20K-$1M, and follow-on investments up to $15M. VU Venture Fund's large investment team enables it to cover markets broader, deeper, and faster than a traditional fund, and offers portfolio companies access to a powerful network. • Identify and source over 330+ investment opportunities by analyzing market landscapes and developing investment theses • Review pitch decks while meeting with multiple companies looking to raise capital (seed through growth stage) • Conduct initial and deeper due diligence, including evaluating companies based on core criteria: target market size, founder and product market fit, business model & financial analysis, competitive landscape, growth plan and exit potential, and reviewing the investment terms • Draft and present investment evaluations and recommendations to the investment committee for approval alongside other investors including top angels, seed, VC & PE funds
VU Venture Partners is a multi-sector and multi-stage venture capital fund and is a scalable venture capital fund platform.
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
2016 - 2018
• Managed Chark in its day-to-day operations. Chark is a Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) Business to Business (B2B) startup focusing on the construction industry. Created strategy, business plan and financial statements.
Co-Founder and Vice President of Digital and Content Marketing
2010 - 2015
• Determined requirements for and created company website using SiteBuilder • Implemented SEO sitewide • Implemented and optimized Google Adwords
Principal Architect (equivalent to Marketing Manager)
2008 - 2009
. • Targeted Fortune 1000 Chief Information Officers for email and postal marketing using Hoovers and Click2Mail • Achieved email response rate of 23% compared to industry response rate of 12% .
Co-Founder and Vice President of Digital Marketing
2004 - 2008
• Determined requirements for and oversaw creation of company website and SEO • Implemented and optimized Google Adwords resulting in 20% greater traffic to company website • Conducted direct email marketing campaigns • Installed Google Analytics on company website
Director, Market Development and Professional Services
2002 - 2003
• Developed and presented collateral to market enterprise reuse/ Service-Oriented Architecture registry and services to Fortune 500 companies. • Speaker at executive summits, web conferences, and special interest groups. • Customer Cisco Systems experienced savings in excess of $100K during the first month and Ford experienced savings of $15.5M during the first year.
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
Consultant
2001 - 2002
• Analyzed industry trends, competitors, potential investors/acquirers for private placement/merger & acquisition, • Conducted due diligence, created private placement memo, and identified potential investors/acquirers.
Associate, Venture Capital
2000 - 2001
• Assisted in formation of start-up venture capital fund management and advisory company. • Helped create business plan, private placement memo and raise $27M from the Singapore Government and European partner.