Will Fung
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@will-fung-29924117
Will Fung is a principal at Woven Capital, Woven by Toyota’s growth-stage venture capital fund that invests in the mobility of people, goods, and data. Will’s investments span multiple domains including mobility, automation, robotics, smart cities, and AI & Data-enabled businesses. Will is an active investor who supports portfolio companies both financially and operationally.
Prior to Woven Capital, Will was a principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund, Samsung Electronics’ multi-stage venture capital fund, where he invested in AI and data platforms, deep tech infrastructure, robotics, enterprise SaaS, and beyond.
Earlier in his career, Will served as a product manager and engineer at Kovio, Inc., a startup that developed a proprietary printed silicon electronics platform to produce Near Field Communication (NFC) and Radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions.
In 2022, Will was named a Top 50 Rising Star by Global Corporate Venturing, which recognizes the industry’s top investors chosen from more than 2,000 corporate venturing units.
Will holds an MBA from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business and a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Toronto.
Sessions
Catch the speaker at these sessions
What does it mean to pursue “high-growth” business? How do you begin to navigate the venture capital funding landscape to realize these dreams? Hear directly from five venture capitalists with operations in the US, Europe and Asia, on navigating the VC landscape in today’s market and what they look for in prospective portfolio companies.
Sessions
Catch this year's 70+ speakers at MTW 2023 from October 9-12.
Where’s the event?
MTW 2023 will take place at the University of Michigan football stadium - Big House! - on Oct 9-10 and at Venue 4M on Oct 11-12. Doors open at 8:00 am and the event programming experience will run from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST.)
Food & Drinks will be provided!
Sharon Matusik
Peter Walker
Kathryn Snorrason, David Woessner, Sasi Prabhakaran PhD, Rahul Gayam, Rasmus Bendvold
Carla Walker-Miller, Lisa Lunsford, Maria Thompson
Charles Hudson
Jenn Onwenu & Tim Lewis
Lara Pender, Alison Accavitti, Edi Demaj, Kevin Heras
Priya Gogoi, Chase Lee, Ben Chehebar, Matthew Burns, Adrian Fortino
James Meeks
Priya Gogoi, Margarita Hernandez, Kalyan Handique, Roger Newton, Len Middleton, David Bloom
Lisa Katz, Sarah Gretter PhD, Maragarita Hernandez PhD, Tom Steward, Joe Thiel
Chris Yeh
Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II
Hilary Doe, Mayor Christopher Taylor & Mayor Mike Duggan
Stacy Brown-Philpot, Greg Schwartz
Devon Townsend & Mike Vichich
Johnnie Turnage & Hill Harper
Justin Turk, Chelsea Plant, Kurt Baumgarten
Austin Yarger, Vanessa Lane, Natalie Fang, Ben Kvalo, Fred Schmidt
Terrance J.L. Reeves, Ashton Keys, Shalanda Armstrong
Dhani Jones & Ted Velie
Kelly Sexton, Jeni Olney, Kristen Wolff, Stewart Thornhill, Kurt Skifstad
Ryan Morrison, Michael Meadows, Melanie de Vries, Jonn Behrman, Ian Washington
Meagan Ward
Nia Batts & Sophia Bush
Ryan Landau, Chening Duker, Deirdre Roberson, Terra Osman
Lindsey Kilbride, Will Fung, Alison Todak, Jim Tenzillo, Chris Thomas, Joe Kaiser
MTW 2023 Now On Sale
Body: Tickets are on sale now until October 8. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Good news! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship tickets for individuals to attend MTW 2023. If you would like to request a scholarship ticket, please complete this form and our selection team will contact you if you are eligible for a scholarship ticket.
If you’re interested, tell us about yourself by submitting a scholarship application by 10/4/2023!