# Fred Wang

> Fred Wang is a General Partner at Adams Street Partners, where he leads growth equity investments in infrastructure software — with a sharp focus on cybersecurity, data/AI infrastructure, and enterprise security. With over 30 years in technology and venture capital, he joined Adams Street in 2017 after 18 years as a General Partner at Trinity Ventures. Earlier in his career, he was one of the first engineers and first product manager at Intuit. He holds degrees from Stanford (BS Electrical Engineering, MS Industrial Engineering) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. His active portfolio includes Arctic Wolf Networks, Cyberhaven, Arize AI, and Axonius.

- **Role:** General Partner at Adams Street Partners
- **Organizations:** Adams Street Partners, Trinity Ventures, Spectrum Equity Investors, The Boston Consulting Group, Intuit, Mindscape Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, MS in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** One of the first three engineers and the first product manager at Intuit, 18-year tenure as General Partner at Trinity Ventures (1999-2017), Led Adams Street Partners' investment in Arctic Wolf Networks (2018), now a unicorn cybersecurity company

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Joined Intuit as the firm's third engineer and first product manager during its early growth stage
- **1989** — Left Intuit; joined Mindscape Inc. in a management role
- **Early 1990s** — Worked at The Boston Consulting Group
- **Mid 1990s** — Joined Spectrum Equity Investors as Partner; sourced and led investments across technology-focused funds
- **1999** — Joined Trinity Ventures as General Partner; focused on early and growth-stage technology investments
- **2017** — Joined Adams Street Partners as Partner on the ASP Capital (Growth Equity) team, effective April 1, 2017
- **2018** — Led investment in Arctic Wolf Networks; joined board of directors
- **2019** — Led investment in Alation; joined as Board Observer (January 2019)
- **2021** — Led investment in Axonius (January 2021)
- **2022** — Portfolio company PerimeterX acquired by Human Security (July 2022)
- **2024** — Led Cyberhaven's $88M Series C alongside Khosla Ventures; joined Cyberhaven board (August 2024)
- **2024** — Spoke at the Asia Investor Conference in Seoul (December 2024)
- **2025** — Adams Street led Arize AI's $70M Series C; Fred Wang stated AI observability is 'the missing piece in making AI truly enterprise-ready' (February 2025)

## Achievements

- One of the first three engineers and the first product manager at Intuit
- 18-year tenure as General Partner at Trinity Ventures (1999-2017)
- Led Adams Street Partners' investment in Arctic Wolf Networks (2018), now a unicorn cybersecurity company
- Led Cyberhaven's $88M Series C round in 2024, joining the board of directors
- Led Arize AI's $70M Series C in February 2025, backing AI observability infrastructure
- Invested in multiple cybersecurity unicorns including Snyk and Axonius
- Member of Adams Street's Growth Equity Investment Committee
- Over 30 years of combined technology and venture capital experience

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Adams Street Partners led Arize AI's $70M Series C funding round; Fred Wang quoted on AI observability being critical for enterprise AI adoption
- **2024-08** — Led Cyberhaven's $88M Series C alongside Khosla Ventures and joined Cyberhaven's board of directors
- **2024-12** — Spoke at the Asia Investor Conference in Seoul, South Korea

## Links

- Website: https://www.adamsstreetpartners.com/our-firm/team/fred-wang/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wangfred
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/fredwangvc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Adams-Street-Partners/159699200717108

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Last updated: 2026-05-18