Peter Wang

Peter Wang

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Co-founder/CEO
United States

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  • TriEdge Investments
    Entrepreneur in Residence
    TriEdge Investments
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 7 months)
    Building a new model of family office where strategic capital from former operators and innovative technology from technologists, working in concert.
  • Hypha
    Co-founder & CEO
    Hypha
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 7 months)
    Building AI-native asset intelligence platform for the most sophisticated lenders, owners, and brokers.
  • Cornell Tech
    Industry Advisor
    Cornell Tech
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 7 months)
    Mentor a team of students across 10 master programs (e.g., Computer Science, MBA, Operations Research and Information Engineering, Master of Laws in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, etc.) as they research their chosen industry, ideate solutions, prototype their solution, and validate their idea.
  • BOLDER WISER Podcast
    Creator & Co-host
    BOLDER WISER Podcast
    Jun 2023 - Current (3 years 2 months)
    The WORK IN PROGRESS podcast celebrates the messy growth journey and shares hard-earned wisdom from makers worldwide. The WIP Podcast is based on the belief that 1) we are all work in progress, no matter where we are in life, 2) wisdom comes from honest reflections on our own journey, and 3) so much wisdom is buried in stories unshared. Our first season highlights a wide range of unique operators that are leaders in their fields: from a Ukrainian jewelry entrepreneur, Head of audio at Adobe, to an Israeli founder of a billion-dollar company, design leader, leadership coach, personal finance leader, and more.
  • First Principles Studio
    Founder
    First Principles Studio
    Feb 2023 - Current (3 years 6 months)
    Advise, invest in 40+ startups, and incubate products. + Jumped into acquisition entrepreneurship: acquired, relaunched, and growing an artisanal water brand WSDM WATER. + Incubating a knowledge x AI platform for professionals called VYBE to save us from overwhelmingly distracting entertainment platforms.
  • Fathomai
    Investor
    Fathomai
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)
    Best in AI note taking
  • Immune Deficiency Foundation
    Member Board of Trustees
    Immune Deficiency Foundation
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)
    The Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) was founded in 1980 to give voice to an invisible and rare disease. Since then, 485 PI (primary immunodeficiencies) have been identified. Around the world, over 6 million people are affected by primary immunodeficiencies, among which 70 to 90% remain undiagnosed. I am honored to work with brilliant minds to reduce time-to-diagnosis and improve the quality of life for the PI community. I am currently chairing the I4 Task Team to take IDF to the next level through Innovation, Inclusion, Investment, and Impact.
  • Gamma
    Investor
    Gamma
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)
    A new medium for presenting ideas. Powered by AI.
  • WSDM WATER
    Co-Founder
    WSDM WATER
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)
    - New artisanal water brand spun out of First Principles Studio via acquisition - Specialize in high-end alkaline/mineral water + cobranding with local businesses and events. - 50% increase in YoY revenue with 88% 30D retention rate
  • Mindr
    Advisor
    Mindr
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 (3 years)
    Investing in the necessity of data observability.
  • Section
    Instructor
    Section
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 (1 year)
    Taught "Leading Through Change" workshop to help leaders lead during the choppy waters of 2023.
  • Reforge
    Investor (acq. by Miro)
    Reforge
    Feb 2021 - Mar 2026 (5 years 2 months)
    Must-have education for product, engineering, design, and marketing practitioners.
  • Left Lane Capital
    Advisor
    Left Lane Capital
    Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)
  • Monte Carlo
    Investor
    Monte Carlo
    Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)
    Investing in the necessity of data observability.
  • Reforge
    Investor
    Reforge
    Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)
  • Albedo
    Investor
    Albedo
    Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)
    The space age is back. First aerospace investment: high-resolution optical and thermal satellite imagery
  • Antler
    Mentor
    Antler
    Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 7 months)
    Mentor to Antler's portfolio companies in areas of tech strategy, gaining traction, and scaling high-performing teams.
  • CoScreen acq by Datadog
    Investor (acquired)
    CoScreen acq by Datadog
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (2 years)
    a unique real-time collaboration platform for the remote-first workforce
  • Peel Insights
    Investor (acquired by Shopify)
    Peel Insights
    Aug 2020 - May 2024 (3 years 10 months)
    AI-driven analytics for D2C brands. Trusted by top Shopify + Amazon brands.
  • EarlyBird Acquired by Acorns
    Investor
    EarlyBird Acquired by Acorns
    May 2020 - May 2025 (5 years 1 month)
    EarlyBird helps families set up their next-generation for financial success by making opening and contributing to custodian accounts as easy as buying a gift on Amazon.
  • Glilot Capital
    Advisor
    Glilot Capital
    Jan 2020 - Current (6 years 7 months)
    The space age is back. First aerospace investment: high-resolution optical and thermal satellite imagery
  • The Juggernaut
    Investor
    The Juggernaut
    Jan 2020 - Current (6 years 7 months)
    Subscription content business for the underserved Asian community.
  • CopyAI
    Investor
    CopyAI
    Jan 2020 - Current (6 years 7 months)
    copywriting x ai, simplified
  • The Rounds
    Investor & Advisor
    The Rounds
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2025 (6 years)
    A more sustainable and convenient way to get your everyday essentials in Philly, DC, Miami, and Atlanta. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Construct Capital, and First Round Capital.
  • E
    Investor (acquired by Acorns)
    Earlybird
    Jan 2020 - Jan 2025 (5 years 1 month)
  • Peel Insights
    Investor
    Peel Insights
    Jan 2020 - Jan 2024 (4 years 1 month)
  • BuzzFeed
    CTO
    BuzzFeed
    Jan 2020 - Feb 2023 (3 years 2 months)
    Led all of Tech functions (team of ~250 product, engineering, design, data) through a tumultuous period from pre-covid, two acquisitions, and going public. Stayed on for six quarters post-IPO. + Transformed culture from throwing darts to thoughtful retention-first growth strategies + Responsible for P&L, partnering with GMs across all six brands to optimize revenue lines (advertising, commerce, and partnership) + Relaunched BuzzFeed Shopping globally: new branding, new ways to shop, and personalization + Launched shopping on HuffPost and Complex, post acquisitions + Won 8-digit tech-led B2B partnership for Tasty, our flagship food brand + Created a simpler operating model for revenue products post HuffPost and Complex acquisitions to accel
  • Prodigy Software Inc
    Investor (acquired)
    Prodigy Software Inc
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 (2 years)
    Prodigy is the first end-to-end sales software that bridges the gap between how dealerships operate and the new way that people are shopping for cars. Prodigy powers auto dealerships' digital transformation, accelerated by COVID.
  • FOREM
    Investor & Advisor (acquired by Major League Hacking (MLH))
    FOREM
    Oct 2018 - Feb 2026 (7 years 5 months)
    Supporting Peter, Ben, and Jess in building a thriving community for makers ... software and hardware. Long live DEV ❤️
  • DEV Community
    Investor & Advisor
    DEV Community
    Jan 2018 - Current (8 years 7 months)
  • Coa
    Advisor
    Coa
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (3 years)
    AI-driven analytics for D2C brands. Trusted by top Shopify + Amazon brands.
  • THE MIGHTY
    CTO
    THE MIGHTY
    Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years 1 month)
    We are building the largest global health community (3 million members with a new member every 20 seconds) to provide a safe and supportive space for patients and caregivers to connect with one another. The Mighty is a marketplace where we pair up people looking for help with the most relevant form of help based on their demographic and behavioral data. Launched iOS + Android apps (300k organic downloads, 4.8 stars with 7k ratings). The majority of today’s patients live with chronic conditions; the average middle-aged person lives with one, and most people over the age of 65 live with two or more. For many years I have been building products for the healthy, affluent and the young. It's time to focus on the 99%. Two primary products: 1.
  • Narrativ
    Advisor
    Narrativ
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (3 years)
  • Sayspring part of Adobe
    Investor & Advisor (acquired by Adobe)
    Sayspring part of Adobe
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (2 years)
    I believe voice interface will be as omnipresent as touch. Sayspring makes it easy to design voice applications, and now powers voice design in Adobe Experience.
  • Narrativ
    CTO
    Narrativ
    Feb 2016 - Mar 2017 (1 year 2 months)
    Led all of Tech functions (team of ~250 product, engineering, design, data) through a tumultuous period from pre-covid, two acquisitions, and going public. Stayed on for six quarters post-IPO. + Transformed culture from throwing darts to thoughtful retention-first growth strategies + Responsible for P&L, partnering with GMs across all six brands to optimize revenue lines (advertising, commerce, and partnership) + Relaunched BuzzFeed Shopping globally: new branding, new ways to shop, and personalization + Launched shopping on HuffPost and Complex, post acquisitions + Won 8-digit tech-led B2B partnership for Tasty, our flagship food brand + Created a simpler operating model for revenue products post HuffPost and Complex acquisitions to accel
  • First Round Capital
    Mentor
    First Round Capital
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2023 (8 years)
    A more sustainable and convenient way to get your everyday essentials in Philly, DC, Miami, and Atlanta. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Construct Capital, and First Round Capital.
  • Matter
    Mentor (venture studio)
    Matter
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (2 years)
    I believe voice interface will be as omnipresent as touch. Sayspring makes it easy to design voice applications, and now powers voice design in Adobe Experience.
  • Refinery
    CTO
    Refinery
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2016 (4 years)
    As R29’s first CTO during its growth phase, I laid the foundation for the R29 platform—from a team of 12 with no process or trust into a unified team of 50 across four disciplines: Product Management, Engineering, UX, and Product Marketing, creating a cohesive product from a set of fragmented features. We re-platformed our proprietary CMS, transformed Editorial and Audience Development to be data-informed, launched a news app (This AM), new mobile web site, video experience, and expanded into UK. During my time we raised two rounds of funding, expanded to UK, 4x employees (les than 100 to 400+), 2.5x MAU (10 million 25 million), and 10x in revenue (over $100 million).
  • V
    Investor (acquired by ScribbleLive)
    Visually
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2016 (4 years)
    Invested in Visually to promote simple and beautiful data visualization service.
  • V
    Investor (acquired by ScribbleLive)
    Visually a Rock Content solution
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2016 (3 years 1 month)
  • a
    SVP, Product & Engineering
    appssavvy IP acquired by Spotify ironSource
    Mar 2012 - Sep 2013 (1 year 7 months)
    I led Product, UX, and Engineering in a turnaround scenario, where I replaced a team of 35 (10 NYC, 25 India) with a new team of 15. We re-built the platform, offered JavaScript and native mobile SDKs for publishers, as well as campaign management and analytics tools for advertisers. In addition to building the platform, I published a joint research paper with Starcom MediaVest Group to educate the marketplace on optimizing ads based on (near) real-time contextual data. appssavvy grew to more than $70 million in revenue and paid out more than $35 million to publishers and game developers.
  • Salesforce
    Head of Engineering (acquired by Salesforce)
    Salesforce
    Jan 2010 - Dec 2012 (3 years)
    Successfully built the Engineering team from a start-up size of 8 to enterprise-level of 40 in a year. Responsible for all five products of the Social Marketing Suite - ProfileBuddy, ReachBuddy, ConversationBuddy, ConversionBuddy, and Analytics. Buddy Media is the most award-winning social enterprise software company, powering eight of the world's top ten global advertisers across Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
  • Morgan Stanley
    Vice President, Online Strategy & Client Experience
    Morgan Stanley
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2010 (4 years)
    I mentored Matter.vc's inaugural class when the venture studio scaled from SF to NYC. I met some of the most creative folks there, a wonderful experience. In its seven years, Matter.vc has shepherded 73 media startups through eight accelerator programs, funded by two rounds of investments
  • UBS
    Investment Bank Operations
    UBS
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2007 (2 years)
    As R29’s first CTO during its growth phase, I laid the foundation for the R29 platform—from a team of 12 with no process or trust into a unified team of 50 across four disciplines: Product Management, Engineering, UX, and Product Marketing, creating a cohesive product from a set of fragmented features. We re-platformed our proprietary CMS, transformed Editorial and Audience Development to be data-informed, launched a news app (This AM), new mobile web site, video experience, and expanded into UK. During my time we raised two rounds of funding, expanded to UK, 4x employees (les than 100 to 400+), 2.5x MAU (10 million 25 million), and 10x in revenue (over $100 million).
  • BNY
    Software Residency Program
    BNY
    Jan 2004 - Dec 2006 (3 years)
    Invested in Visually to promote simple and beautiful data visualization service.
  • Mozar Group
    Founder & CEO
    Mozar Group
    Jan 2002 - Dec 2012 (11 years)
    In college I launched Mozar Central, an online admissions platform. For 10 years it was used by Carnegie Mellon School of Music and Aspen School of Music and Festival and served ~50,000 students. It’s a full-featured booking engine similar to Orbitz: schools designate location, time, program, etc. and applicants book time slots to audition in person. It provided students with email reminders, QR codes for check-in, and admission office with ability to input audition feedback and real-time reporting capabilities. It was my first taste of startup—I designed, I built, I sold, made unlikely friendships along the way—a beautiful experience.
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  • Carnegie Mellon University
    B.S. Honors, Electrical Computer Engineering, Computer Science
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Jan 2000 - Dec 2004 (5 years)
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    Underground Entrepreneurs Experiential Photography Exhibit
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 (1 year)
    I set out a six-month project to create a unique journalistic photography exhibit of New York street musicians, interweaved raw imagery, intense details, and live street musician performance for audience to experience an intimate narrative of their passion, hope and despair. More than 200 people came to experience the two-day exhibit at Tribeca Cinemas Gallery.
  • G
    Go-Giver Book Event at Ernst & Young
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2008 (1 year)
    I loved Bob Burg’s Go-Giver: The Five Laws of Stratospheric Entrepreneurial Success and Heath brothers’ Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. I worked with EY to host a book event. The authors donated 200 books and Bob graciously came to speak. It was a great to see go-giving in action!
  • L
    Lifebook @ School of Computer Science
    Jan 2002 - Dec 2004 (3 years)
    In 2002 I had an idea that the School of Computer Science should have an online presence, a site that connects the students together. A place where they can share events that are happening, projects that they are working on, message others online, and post photos, lots of photos so students, faculty, and their family can get a holistic feel of what is happening at CMU. I led a small team of three, designed and built Lifebook. It had all the features we wanted—event posting, photo albums, and messaging. I graduated in 2004 and a few hundred undergraduate CS students were part of the community. I loved the creative process, the design process, the build. What I didn’t realize, was the commercial value it had, and the rise of social era that w
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