Impact starts with gritty innovators tackling a meaningful problem. It is developed and realized with the support of people who provide expertise, capital and introductions to other people that can help. I am delighted to work with the Bakar Ecosystem and BEVC which provides all the support for great innovators to nurture and transform their ideas from concept to commercialization.
Marianne Wu is an Investor, Board Member and Advisor. She is Venture Partner at Congruent Ventures and Standard Investments and on the board of several leading climate and deeptech companies. She also advises groups including the Prime Coalition, Protect our Winters, and the Stanford High Impact Technology Fund that are fostering and scaling innovation to address climate change and other global challenges.
Marianne was previously President, GE Ventures where she managed a $1B portfolio focused on energy, industrial, and healthcare and advised senior GE executives on key technology and industry trends. Earlier in her career, she was a Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures and VP Marketing at ONI Systems through IPO.
She started her career as a development engineer and McKinsey consultant. Marianne earned a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a B.A.Sc. Engineering Physics from the University of British Columbia.
In her free time, Marianne can be found enjoying the great outdoors, consuming too much media, or just hanging out with her two daughters and husband.
