Amy Wu
Investor at Barnyard Games
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2023 - Current
Leading investments in consumer, commerce, gaming, and AI applications - Good Job Games (Series A) - ShopMy (Series B) - Higgsfield AI (Seed) - Alta (Seed) - Slingshot AI (Series A) - Barnyard Games (Seed) - BrainJar Games (Seed)
Menlo Ventures provides capital for consumer, enterprise, and life science technologies from seed to growth stages.
Venture Partner
2022 - 2023
Partner
2019 - 2022
- Weee! (Series B) - Webull (Series D) - Yellow.ai (Series B) - Epic Games (Series D) - TripleDot Games (Series C) - 1047 Games (Series B) - Offchain Labs / Arbitrum (Series B) - Alchemy (Series C) - Faraway Games (Series A & B) - Laiye (Series B) - Pintu (Series B) - ThoughtSpot Board Observer - Aqua Security Board Observer
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
Head
2022 - 2022
Investor in Anthropic, TripleDot, Cursor, Hypernative, Mysten Labs, Aptos, Yuga Labs
CFO and Senior Vice President, Global Digital
2018 - 2019
Group CFO for Discovery’s $2B global digital and sports business, strategically supporting all digital and direct-to-consumer businesses including Discovery TV Everywhere, PGA, Eurosport, Olympics, Motortrend, Discovery Kids, Group9, Discovery Play, Scripps Lifestyle Studios, etc
CFO, APAC
2017 - 2018
Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Asia-Pacific, responsible for finance, strategy, M&A integration, business development, commercial operations, and pan-regional production for the region with coverage over 35 countries. Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) satisfies curiosity and captivates superfans around the globe with a portfolio of premium nonfiction, lifestyle, sports and kids content brands including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. Available in more than 220 countries and territories, Discovery's programming reaches 3 billion cumulative viewers, who together consume 54 billion hours of Discovery content each year. Discovery’s offering extends beyond traditional TV to all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio and Discovery Kids Play; over-the-top streaming services such as Eurosport Player; digital-first and social video from Group Nine Media; and virtual reality storytelling through Discovery VR.
Discovery New York provides Television, Media, Digital Media, Entertainment, Education, Virtual Reality, Social Media & Storytelling
Board Member
2017 - 2019
VS MEDIA is a next generation media network that empowers creative talents. Founded in 2013, VS MEDIA is dedicated to empower creators and lead authentic marketing. As the first multi-channel network (MCN) focused on Chinese creators and audience, we take pride in building an international stage for the young creators to showcase their talent and passion about digital short form videos. We proudly work with over 700 creators with a worldwide fan base of over 140 million.
SVP, Finance and Operations
2017 - 2017
Member of the executive team, responsible for finance, accounting, FP&A, legal, facilities, HR benefits, corporate development, investor relations, operations, IT and systems, pricing, company strategy NewsCred is the leading end-to-end solution for content marketing, where brand marketers can plan, curate, and source content and content strategy. We service global enterprise brands, including Pepsi, SAP, Microsoft, HP, Bank of America, JP Morgan, Diageo, etc. The company, founded in 2007, has raised $82M to date, with offices in NY, London, and Bangladesh.
VP, Finance and Operations
2014 - 2017
Director of Business Operations
2014 - 2014
Senior Associate
2013 - 2014
Early-Stage NY-based VC fund focused on big data investment thesis. Founded by Roger Ehrenberg, has over 25 active portfolio companies - Led deal sourcing for the team, advised portfolio CEOs and executives on strategy, hiring, sales optimization, budgeting, and follow-on fundraising - Worked closely with DataSift, PlaceIQ, DataRobot, MemSQL, DigitalOcean, and NewsCred
Associate
2011 - 2013
Associate at Insight Venture Partners, a late-stage venture/growth equity fund with over $7.5B under management that invests in the software and internet space, as a member of the Insight Onsite operations team. - Deep expertise in SaaS, subscription, and e-commerce operations through working with DrillingInfo, Smartsheet, Kinner Software, Zumba, 360Buy (China), Hayneedle, and Academic Partnerships - Experience in company operations and strategy, market entry, market analysis, pricing strategy, customer segmentation, M&A advisory, marketing and sales optimization. - Led financial, customer, and market diligence for investments in Tumblr, 360Buy, Indiegogo, Udemy
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.
Lead Associate
2009 - 2011
Financial services management consulting - Worked with major U.S. retail banks to analyze market entry, where to place branches, and optimize branches across geographies - Worked with major Canadian company to assess entry into financial services market and product design - Led additional projects around home equity product pricing, price elasticity of banking retail products, and competitor analysis.
Amplero leverages machine learning and adaptive experimentation to enable marketers to achieve what's not humanly possible!
Raised $25,500,000.00 from Greycroft, Trilogy Equity Partners, Ignition Partners, Seven Peaks Ventures and Wildcat Venture Partners.
Co-Founder
2007 - 2008
- Co-founded a summer school for junior high and high school students in Gobaru, Sierra Leone - Taught a class of over 50 students basics in computer use, and Microsoft office, ending with each student writing their own resumes to help them with employment search - Transitioned the school and laptops to community leaders in Gobaru at the end of the project