Steve Wu

Technology Growth Investor

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated July 2026💼 2 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2017
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2017
At SoftBank Investment Advisers, we believe the AI Revolution is underway. Through the SoftBank Vision Funds, we are investing more than $140 billion in the businesses and technologies that will help make it possible. We offer the operational expertise, global network, and patient capital required to help exceptional founders build market-leading companies.
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2022
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May 2022
Founded by Brendan Wallace, Fifth Wall is the largest investment firm focused on technology for the built environment. The Firm is driving the growth of nearly 170 companies, backing category-defining PropTech leaders such as Opendoor, Procore, Blend, Hippo, and Bilt Rewards. Its supported by nearly 115 of the worlds largest real estate owner-operators including CBRE, Hilton, Hines, Marriott, Public Storage, Related, and Starwood. Founded and headquartered in Los Angeles, Fifth Walls other offices include New York City, San Francisco, and London. In the last 12 months alone, Fifth Wall has continued to accelerate across investing, value creation, and platform growth. In 2025, the Firm completed 30 investments across its funds, most recently including James Harris Breezy and Oliver Ripley & Travis Kalanicks Sekra; exited two major positions (including ServiceTitan and Industrious); added more than 20 new strategic LPs to its flagship strategy; and helped drive more than $1B in cumulative portfolio revenue through its LP network. The Firm also more than doubled its pace of new investments versus 2024, advanced seven senior promotions, and expanded its Los Angeles team with five new hires, reflecting continued momentum across both PropTech and Climate. For more information, visit fifthwall.com.
2019
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2019
H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) is a leading global private investment firm with $74 billion in equity capital under management.* Since its founding more than 30 years ago, H.I.G. and its family of funds, spanning private equity, real estate, growth equity, and credit, have invested in and managed over 400 companies worldwide. Today, the firm oversees a portfolio of companies generating more than $53 billion in combined annual sales. H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and mid-sized companies with attractive growth potential. Its investments typically focus on management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of well-managed, profitable manufacturing and service businesses. The firm also has deep expertise in operational turnarounds and financial restructurings. H.I.G.’s proven investment strategy is built around three pillars: (1) a flexible and responsive approach that emphasizes speed and adaptability, (2) a large, skilled team with a collaborative, “can-do” mindset, and (3) a consistent and long-standing focus on small and mid-sized businesses, typically valued between $50 million and $500 million, with a clear understanding of their unique opportunities and challenges.* Headquartered in Miami, H.I.G. has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford, as well as affiliate offices in Europe (Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris), Latin America (Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), the Middle East (Dubai), and Asia (Hong Kong). *Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.
2017
Investor
2017
At SoftBank Investment Advisers, we believe the AI Revolution is underway. Through the SoftBank Vision Funds, we are investing more than $140 billion in the businesses and technologies that will help make it possible. We offer the operational expertise, global network, and patient capital required to help exceptional founders build market-leading companies.
2016
Private angel investing
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Aug 2016
2014
Associate
2014
Vector Capital is a leading, San Francisco-based global private equity and credit investment firm focused on transformative investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses. Founded in 1997, Vector oversees approximately $4 billion of capital across its private equity and credit strategies from a variety of investors including university endowments, foundations, and financial institutions. With our disciplined approach to valuation and deep-rooted operational experience, Vector has generated competitive returns and established a successful track record spanning nearly 25 years. For more information, please visit www.vectorcapital.com
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