# WI Harper Group

> WI Harper Group is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by Peter Liu in 1993. It backs early and expansion-stage companies, particularly in technology, healthcare and sustainability, using teams in San Francisco, Taipei and Beijing to support financing, strategic partnerships and market expansion. Its current homepage reports more than $1 billion in committed capital across nine funds.

- **Founded:** 1993
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Liu (Founder and Chairman)
- **Products:** Early and expansion-stage venture investment, Portfolio operating and financing support, Cross-border relationship network
- **Notable:** Current homepage reports more than US$1 billion in committed capital across nine funds., About page reports more than 100 IPO and M&A exits; this is the firm’s cumulative claim, not an investment return measure., Subject of a 1998 cross-border venture case and a 2007 Stanford case on strategic growth.

## Products & services

- **Early and expansion-stage venture investment** — Equity financing for technology, healthcare and sustainability companies; no public standard investment size is established.
- **Portfolio operating and financing support** — The firm describes support with fundraising, executive management, operational guidance, partnerships and market expansion.
- **Cross-border relationship network** — Teams in San Francisco, Taipei and Beijing connect portfolio companies with resources and business relationships across markets.

## Achievements

- Current homepage reports more than US$1 billion in committed capital across nine funds.
- About page reports more than 100 IPO and M&A exits; this is the firm’s cumulative claim, not an investment return measure.
- Subject of a 1998 cross-border venture case and a 2007 Stanford case on strategic growth.
- Closed its eighth venture fund at an announced US$175 million in May 2016.
- Led Xsensio’s US$7 million Series A announced in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published Industrial Robotics and the Cost of Making Things Automatic on October 16 and Beyond the Qubit Count on October 7.
- **2026-09** — Published Every Fusion Architecture Chooses Its Bottleneck on September 30, addressing capital requirements and commercial reliability.
- **2026-05** — Reported Alpha Ring Alpha-E educational fusion installations at Purdue University and Sofia University.
- **2026-03** — Led Xsensio’s US$7 million Series A alongside Privilège Ventures, the European Innovation Council and private investors; the issuer release is dated March 3.

## Links

- Website: https://wiharper.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wi-harper-group
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WIHarperGroup
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/WI-Harper-Group/6366954021

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Last updated: 2026-10-27