Irene Wu
Venture Partner at Bain Capital Crypto
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Angel Investor & Advisor
2018 - Current
Active angel investor primarily focused on pre-seed and seed verticalized AI, decentralized finance, and consumer software: Cursor (the AI-first code editor) Ostium (leveraged trading platform) Econia (decentralized finance infrastructure) Chaos Labs (Artificial Financial Intelligence) & 2 stealth
Venture Partner
2024 - 2025
Bain Capital Crypto builds the next generation of open internet infrastructure.
Head of Strategy
2023 - 2024
Head of Business Development & Integrations
2022 - 2023
Integrations Engineer
2022 - 2022
We're building LayerZero, an omnichain interoperability protocol.
Investor
2021 - 2022
$90B+ AUM, Series A+. Portfolio includes TaxBit, Databricks, Swimm, Docker, SentinelOne, and more.
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.
Brand Strategy
2020 - 2021
FutureBrand is a global brand transformation company headquartered in London, UK. The design consultancy's portfolio includes Cadillac, Bentley, Nespresso, Nike, and the Olympic Games.
Software Engineering
2020 - 2021
Python, Java, SQL, and React.js
J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .
Investor
2020 - 2021
Portfolio includes: Topl, Unqork, Breathwrk, Revel, Sundae School, and Tecovas.
Summer Investment Associate
2020 - 2020
Blue Collective is a multi-strategy investment firm spun out of McKinsey & Co. We invest at seed in consumer, tech, and tech-enabled businesses.
Blue is an investment firm which invest in phenomenal people building phenomenal businesses.
Business Development, Ops & Growth
2017 - 2020
Known for its award-winning jackets, rugby shirts, and dad hats, Rowing Blazers is a youthful, irreverent menswear label dedicated to the idea that the classics can be cool. Founded in 2017. Backed by Winklevoss Capital. Acquired in 2024 by Burch Creative Capital.
Guest Lecturer
2018 - 2019
The Institute for Rowing Leadership (IRL) is the only advanced degree program for coaching rowing accredited at any level in the United States. It is among only five of coach education programs that have received highest status (Level 5) certification for coaching education excellence.
Youth Competitive Rowing Coach
2016 - 2018
CRI Youth Competitive Rowing sets an unparalleled standard for personal and physical development. Rowers learn the art of rowing while developing life-long skills of accountability, leadership and teamwork, eventually competing at the USRowing Northeast Regional Championships and USRowing Youth National Rowing Championships.
Community Rowing offers youth rowing, adult rowing, military rowing, events, education, winter training, and indoor programs.
Undergraduate Fellow
2017 - 2019