Finance Manager, UP.Ventures
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Simon Shi is listed in a Finance Manager, UP.Ventures capacity at UP.Partners. No person-specific investment thesis is published for this role; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Engineers and industrial founders choosing hard physical-world problems where AI can make infrastructure more adaptive, efficient and capable.
Purely digital products without a meaningful connection to physical infrastructure appear outside the firm's current stated focus.
This is not presented as a direct pitching role. Founders should use UP.Partners's official submission or contact route and follow the firm's published fit: Explain the physical system, technical breakthrough, AI advantage, validation, regulatory or manufacturing path and capital needed to reach the next proof point.
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Simon Shi is a current Finance Manager, UP.Ventures at UP.Partners, according to the firm's official roster. No prior employer, education or personal portfolio is inferred where the official source does not publish one.