WndrCo operates a $50M seed fund writing $500K non-lead checks
Chen Li · Jeffrey Katzenberg's $2.8 Billion Fund · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Dec 29, 2025 · at 42:00
Chen Li Wang, general partner at WonderCo, details the fund size and typical check size for WonderCo's dedicated seed fund.
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“It's a fifty million dollar fund. We're typically investing 500,000 dollars, which means we're not leading. We are participating alongside other great seed investors, many of whom we've known and worked with for 1015 years, 20 years.”
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