Vincent Wu — CEO
vincentwu800@gmail.com Currently building something new — reimagining how we read, think, act, and connect in the age of intelligent systems. It’s early, but the goal is clear: redesign the information experience to unlock sharper thinking and better decisions in a world overflowing with noise. Vincent was most recently the COO at NewsBreak, the largest news app in the U.S., where he helped grow the platform to over 60 million monthly active users, $200M+ in annual revenue, and a $1.2B+ valuation (Series C). Since joining in late 2018, he built the entire business and content operation from the ground up — spanning business development, sales, content, marketing, finance, and business operations. Under his leadership, Daily Active Users scaled from 0.5M to 15M and Monthly Active Users from 2M to 60M, while revenue grew from ~$2M to $200M+ in under three years. He built one of the largest news publisher networks in the U.S. and launched a creator program with more than 5,000 writers, disrupting the local news ecosystem with high growth. He also helped the company secure a $115M Series-C fundraising. Prior to NewsBreak, Vincent was the Head of Business Operations at HuffPost & Yahoo News. Previously, he was the Director of Strategy & Operations at AOL, leading business strategy & operation planning. Vincent has earned several notable industry accolades. He was named by The Digital Analytics Association as the Top New Practitioner in 2018. Vincent has been invited as the keynote speaker at the International News Media Association (INMA), Local Independent Online News (LION), the PingWest “Tech for Good” Summit 2019, the DAA Google Forum, and the Variety Big Data Summit. Vincent spent the early part of his career specializing in data-driven marketing, technology, and management consulting at Accenture and Oliver Wyman.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media Executive with a strong focus on Business Development and Growth Strategy.
Location: San Francisco, CA, United States
Experience: 23 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Development
- Executive Leadership
- Customer Acquisition
- Business Operations
- Growth Strategy
- User Acquisition
Career Highlights
- Scaled NewsBreak to 60M users and $200M revenue.
- Secured $115M Series-C funding for hyper-growth.
- Keynote speaker at major industry conferences.
Work Experience
Ancher
Co-founder & CEO (1 yr 1 mo)
SVLC (Silicon Valley Leadership Community)
Board Member (2 yrs 3 mos)
News Break
COO (5 yrs)
Oath
Head of Business Operations/COO, News (2 yrs)
AOL
Director, Global Strategy & Operations (1 yr)
Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations (1 yr)
HuffPost
Head of Operations (5 yrs)
Oliver Wyman
Strategy (2 yrs)
Accenture
Strategy Consulting Manager (3 yrs)
Management Consultant (2 yrs)
Business Analyst (1 yr)
Cisco
Marketing (2 yrs)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Master and Bachelor at Sun Yat-sen University
