Wang Lam

Wang Lam

Partner atRocketship.vcCalifornia

Wang Lam is a partner at Rocketship.vc. He previously worked at @WalmartLabs and Kosmix, and conducted research at IBM Almaden and Stanford University.

What Wang can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Rocketship.vc writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Rocketship.vc.

Career

  1. Kosmix · startup
  2. @WalmartLabs · director
  3. rocketship.vc · Partner
    Now
  4. IBM Almaden
  5. Kosmix

Focus

FintechAISaaSConsumerEducation

Education

UC Berkeley, bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceStanford University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science

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Questions

Who is Wang Lam?

Wang Lam is a partner at Rocketship.vc. He previously worked at @WalmartLabs and Kosmix, and conducted research at IBM Almaden and Stanford University.

How much does Wang Lam invest?

Wang Lam invests through Rocketship.vc, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Wang Lam?

A warm intro from a founder Rocketship.vc backed works best.

What did Wang Lam do before Rocketship.vc?

startup at Kosmix; director at @WalmartLabs; IBM Almaden; Kosmix.

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