James Wei

ames Wei focuses on connecting the technology innovation and dynamism of U.S. start-ups with rapidly growing markets and partnering opportunities around the world. During his 12 years of technology investing, James has helped build leaders in semiconductor and communications markets. He was recently named one of Forbes Magazine's Top 100 Venture Capitalists. He has led or co-led successful investments in companies that include AFC, Catena Networks, Ciena, CommQuest, Corvis, Cosine, Mirapoint, MMC, NeoMagic, NVIDIA, Oplink, Silicon Spice, Tellium and Tivoli. James currently serves on the Boards of Directors of 3ParData, Cogent Communications, Commverge Solutions, Force10 Networks, Movaz Networks, ONStor, Stretch, Tensilica and XHP.

Before founding Worldview, James was a Fund Manager at JAFCO, where he sponsored investments and created Asian business development strategies for U.S. technology companies. Prior to JAFCO, he held engineering positions at Sony and IBM. He is a founder and an investment committee member of Meritech Capital, a late-stage information technology fund with $1.8 billion under management. James holds a B.S. degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.