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Jessy Wu
Founder & Managing Director at Encour · Former — first employee, 2021–2024 at AfterWork Ventures
About Jessy Wu
Jessy Wu is founder and Managing Director of Encour, a strategic communications agency for the tech sector that she launched in Sydney in July 2024. Before that she spent three years at AfterWork Ventures. She joined as the firm's first employee in 2021 and worked with hundreds of founders while the $20 million early-stage fund backed 30 companies. Wu writes a regular column for the Australian Financial Review, has contributed to Forbes and co-hosts the Gen Z Explained podcast. Her debut novel, Good Intentions, is published by Pan Macmillan Australia. She holds degrees in philosophy and English literature from ANU.
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- Deep Tech & Science, Founder Journey, Marketing & Brand, Product, Venture Capital
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2 episodes
Start hereInvestor Jessy Wu discusses the importance of bravery and building a personal brand in the VC industryHer own interview, on why investors need the confidence to speak up and build a personal brand; the 2026 episode shares the hour with HEO's founders.
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First Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine Minter Investor Jessy Wu discusses the importance of bravery and building a personal brand in the VC industry
Recorded as Investor, AfterWork Ventures
In their own words.
“It's all about trying to have a larger share of voice than you have share of wallet.”
The path so far.
- Now
Founder & Managing Director · Encour
- 2021–2024
First employee, rising to Partner · AfterWork Ventures
Sources: startupdaily.net
Encour on Day One
Encour is a Sydney strategic communications and video production agency. It plans communication strategies, pitches stories to the media, trains spokespeople, handles…
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