Mei Wu-Fergus
Ovf Venture Partner @Oregon Venture Fund
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WORK HISTORY
Ovf Venture Partner @Oregon Venture Fund
Portland, OR, US
Since its founding, OVF has invested $197M in 82 companies that have created over 6,423 jobs. 35% of our portfolio companies are founded or led by a woman and 24% by an entrepreneur of color.OVF-2023 Portfolio:* Bigleaf* Brandlive* Digs* Gutsy* Hydrolix* Source* ThatDot* UpSight Security* Wayfinder* Wicked Saints StudioOVF-2022 Portfolio:* Brandlive* BrightMD* Customer.io* Eclypsium* GearUp Sports* Kivo.io* Honey Mamas* Rise Brewing* Source* Trova TripOVF-2021 Portfolio:* AbSci* Brandlive* Cloud Campaign* Sila* Source* ThatDot* TrovaTripOVF-2020 Portfolio:* Eclypsium* Gear Up Sports* Qualtik* Salt & Straw* Sila* thatDot* The WildOVF-2019 Portfolio:* AbSci* Bigleaf Networks* Bright.md* Clickety * Hydrolix* krowdsourced* Qualtix* Salt & StrawOVF-2018 Portfolio:* AbSci* Bumped* Hubb* Gear Up Sports* Megh Computing* Rigado* Rumpl* Streem* The WildOAF-2017 Portfolio:* Bumped * Farmhouse Culture* IOTAS* Rigado* WildfangOAF-2016 Portfolio:* AbSci* Brandlive* Customer.io* Hubb* Notion* Outdoor Project* PolySync* Senr.io* WildOAF-2015 Portfolio:* Customer.io* Little Bird* Lumen Learning* MobileRQ* Perfect Company* Poached JobsOAF-2014 Portfolio:* ActionSprout* BigLeaf Networks* Bright.md* Inpria* MobilePaks* Muut
EDUCATION
William C. Overfelt
Honors & Advanced Placement Program
Washington State University
MBA, Marketing & Finance
MIT Sloan Executive Education
Executive Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy , MIT CSAIL - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Santa Clara University
BSC, Marketing & International Business
SKILLS
ABOUT MEI WU-FERGUS
I am a Management Consultant (and retired Co-Founder) helping the next generation of Entrepreneurs and Startups.I have built compelling value chains for 6 software startups / 5 of which led to exits with Symantec, Oracle, Cisco, TransUnion and ADTRAN. Originally from the Silicon Valley, I have decades of experience with Sales, Sales Management, Business/Partner Development and Go-to-Market for Enterprise, Mid-Market and Public Sector organizations. In Venture Capital, I am an investor and Ambassador for the Oregon Venture Fund as well as a Limited Partner with FusionX Ventures.As a proud and active community member of Clark County, I advocate for partnerships between businesses and higher education in SW Washington. I serve on the Board of Directors for the Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC), am on the Advisory Council at Washington State University (WSU-V), and am on the Board of Trustees for Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation.My earlier technology experience includes working at Hewlett-Packard, AT & T Corporation, NYNEX Information Systems, INTERSOLV/Micro Focus/Merant (now Serena), and (6) software startups.SPECIALTIES:* Software Startups and Early Stage Companies* Startup Value Creation for Partners* Startup Revenue Generation -> From 0 to $50M+* Exits -> 5 to Publicly Traded Companies* Fluent in Chinese (Mandarin)SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:* GVC Women Who Mean Business Symposium - Panelist, Serving Through Meaningful Work (March 2022)* Workforce Southwest Washington - Technology Panel Discussion (April 2018)* Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce - Women in Leadership Lectures - WILL (February 2018)* The Columbian Economic Forecast Breakfast - Moderator, The Internet of Everything (January 2018)* CREDC Fall Luncheon - Industry Expert Panel (October 2017)* The Columbian Economic Forecast Breakfast - Panelist (January 2017)
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