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Wenyi Cai
Founder & CEO of Polymath Ventures
Mexico City
Overview
Wenyi Cai is the Founder & CEO of Polymath Ventures in Mexico City, with a background in strategy, entrepreneurship, and management consulting. Highlights of her career include founding successful ventures like Elenas and Aflore, and investing in companies like VincuVentas at various stages of growth.
Work Experience
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
Morrow is to create a Whole Economy—where all people's needs, potential, and dignity are taken into consideration by our systems.
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
Milo is a consumer internet startup that enables shoppers to research products online and buy locally.
Raised $4,950,000.00 from ICBT Capital Partners, SV Angel, Harris Barton, Kevin Hartz, Russell Fradin, Uncork Capital, Leonard Lodish, Maurice Werdegar, Magid Abraham and Keith Rabois.
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
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
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
DC Investment Partners is a private fund that invests in early and growth stage companies.