Wayee Chu

General Partner

Reach Capital

Wayee Chu is a General Partner at Reach Capital, a venture fund focused on early stage education technology start-ups. Prior to Reach, Wayee was the co-founder of the NewSchools Seed Fund; a fund focused on early stage education technology companies with potential for a big impact in K-12 education. She was also a former associate partner at NewSchools Venture, where she focused on sourcing and supporting early stage education technology entrepreneurs. During her eight-year tenure at NewSchools, she also led the NewSchools EdTech Entrepreneurship Lab, in partnership with Teach For America and the Stanford d. school as well as led NewSchools' field-building work. Prior to joining NewSchools, Wayee worked as an equity research analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York, where she covered the financial services sector. Wayee started her career in 1997 as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Michigan Alumni Association (AAUM) as well as on the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the leadership council at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). Wayee graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science. She is a fanatic Wolverine and Warriors basketball fan.