Scale Asia Ventures (SAV), a Silicon Valley-based early-stage fund focused on AI-native enterprise software, proudly announces that  Founding Managing Partner Wally Wang has been named to Business Insider’s Seed 100 list of the world’s top early-stage investors.

Business Insider ranked Wang at No. 95 on the 2025 Seed 100, citing his conviction-driven investments in Weaviate, Argilla, Array, CAST AI, Fiddler AI, and AppZen. The recognition reflects SAV’s differentiated thesis—backing the critical layer where advanced AI infrastructure meets vertical applications— and its role in linking Silicon-Valley innovation with Asia’s largest enterprises.

“Seed is where product intuition, market timing, and founder grit intersect. At SAV, we partner early with builders reshaping enterprise software with AI—and we help them land their first strategic customers across the U.S. and Asia.”

— Wally Wang, Founding Managing Partner, Scale Asia Ventures

SAV has introduced leading AI infrastructure and application companies to enterprise customers across the region and has built partnerships with major corporates and LPs in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The firm supports founders with go‑to‑market introductions, hiring, and later‑stage capital access.

What Founders Are Saying

“Scale Asia Ventures' investment and support have been vital in propelling Fiddler AI's growth and leadership in the explainable AI domain.” — Krishna Gade, Founder and CEO of Fiddler AI

“SAV's introductions to key talent and their insights on the open‑core model have been crucial to our journey.” — Bob van Luijt, CEO and Co‑founder of Weaviate

“SAV's strategic introductions have accelerated our growth in the APAC and global markets.” — Laurent Gil, Co‑founder and President of CAST AI

“SAV's understanding of AI and the medical field accelerates our mission, driving advancements in AI‑powered imaging.” — Enhao Gong, Co‑founder and CEO of Subtle Medical

About Wally Wang

Wally Wang is Founding Managing Partner of Scale Asia Ventures, a Silicon Valley early stage fund for AI-driven enterprise software. He was named to Business Insider’s Seed 100 list of top early-stage investors  and previously led U.S. tech investments for Fosun International and a multibillion-dollar family office. Earlier, he built products at Microsoft Bing; Pebble(Y Combinator) and Misfit—both folded into Google Wear OS; Lattice Engines(acq. by NYSE: DNB) and DataVisor. Wally earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, pursued Ph.D. studies at NYU Stern, and was a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.

About Scale Asia Ventures

Scale Asia Ventures  is a Silicon Valley–based venture capital firm backing AI‑native infrastructure and applications, then scales them globally through a network of institutional investors and corporate LPs across the U.S., Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The firm supports portfolio companies in gaining cross‑border market access, strategic hiring support, and a clear path to later‑stage capital.

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