# James Wang

> James Wang is the General Partner of Creative Ventures, a San Francisco-based deep tech venture capital firm managing a $50M fund focused on AI, robotics, hardware, industrial automation, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and climate. With a background spanning Bridgewater Associates, Google X (Makani), co-founding the femtech startup Lioness Health, and a career in West African microfinance, Wang brings a rare combination of finance, engineering, and social-impact instincts to early-stage investing. He is also the author of 'What You Need to Know About AI' (2025) and publishes the 'Weighty Thoughts' Substack to over 3,000 subscribers.

- **Role:** General Partner at Creative Ventures
- **Organizations:** Creative Ventures, Lioness Health
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics and Philosophy (with Honors), Dartmouth College, MBA; Jack Larson Fellow in Entrepreneurship, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, M.S. in Computer Science (AI/ML), Georgia Tech, Ph.D. Designated Emphasis in Computational Sciences and Engineering (coursework), UC Berkeley, Data Science Specialization, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- **Known for:** General Partner of Creative Ventures, a $50M deep tech fund backing 39+ portfolio companies, Jack Larson Fellow in Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley Haas, Co-founded Lioness Health, a femtech startup

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Founded a non-profit consulting firm specializing in microfinance in West Africa
- **2010-2013** — Senior Analyst and Investment Associate at Bridgewater Associates
- **2013** — Co-founded Lioness Health (femtech startup), serving as CTO and COO
- **Pre-2016** — Led cross-functional team at Google X on the Makani energy kite project launch announcement
- **2016** — Founded Creative Ventures, a deep tech VC firm
- **2016-present** — General Partner at Creative Ventures, deploying $50M fund across 39+ portfolio companies
- **2019** — Featured on ARK Invest's FYI Podcast discussing 'The Future of AI Hardware'
- **2023** — Featured in NVCA member spotlight; appeared on multiple podcasts on deep tech investing
- **2025-10** — Published debut book 'What You Need to Know About AI: A Primer on Being Human in an Artificially Intelligent World'

## Achievements

- General Partner of Creative Ventures, a $50M deep tech fund backing 39+ portfolio companies
- Jack Larson Fellow in Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley Haas
- Co-founded Lioness Health, a femtech startup
- Led Makani launch announcement team at Google X
- Published author: 'What You Need to Know About AI' (2025), endorsed by Reid Hoffman
- Publishes 'Weighty Thoughts' Substack with 3,000+ subscribers
- Speaker at Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris
- NVCA member spotlight feature
- Multiple degrees including Dartmouth (honors), UC Berkeley MBA, Georgia Tech M.S. in CS

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Published debut book 'What You Need to Know About AI', endorsed by Reid Hoffman and Jordan Schneider of ChinaTalk
- **2023-01** — Appeared on Understanding VC podcast discussing deep tech investment strategy
- **2023** — Featured in NVCA member spotlight on Creative Ventures
- **2019-06** — Appeared on ARK Invest's FYI podcast discussing the future of AI hardware

## Links

- Website: https://jameswang.ai/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jwang10
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AJamesWang

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