Wenyi Cai

Founder & CEO

2012 - Current

• Founded Polymath Ventures, Venture Studio & VC, with offices in Mexico City and Bogotá • Oversee new venture builds and portfolio management • General Partner at Seed Fund

Venture Partner

2024

• Support team in sourcing, investment decision, and portfolio management in Mexico • BAI focuses on leading Series A and B investments in LatAm, with a focus in Mexico

Founding Investor & Board Chair

2018

Founding Investor & Board Member

2014

Founding Investor & Board Chair

2014

Founding Investor & Board Member

2021

GSSN Board Member

2019

• Founding member of Global Startup Studio Network • Serve on Advisory Board since inception

COO

2009 - 2011

• Local commerce startup, acquired by eBay Dec 2010 • Spearheaded due diligence for eBay’s acquisition • Directed company strategy and product management • Managed day to day operations of engineering and business teams of 35 people • Developed major strategic partnerships with Microsoft, eBay, Consumer Reports and others

Business Analyst

2007 - 2009

• Worked in Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe • Primarily worked in the telecommunications, banking, asset management, clean tech sectors • Consistently rated at top of class, with strengths in problem solving, communication, and client leadership

Analyst

2006 - 2007

• Led trading strategy development as part of 4-person team building new technical equity hedge fund • Quickly gained expertise in new programming languages and database management to bring infrastructure in-house • Fund returns 70%+ in first year, and reached $55 in AUM