Catrina Wang is a General Partner at Portal Ventures, a leading cryptocurrency venture capital firm focused on pre-seed investments within the blockchain industry. Wang is known for her influential role in the crypto and Web3 ecosystem, specifically in identifying and supporting early-stage protocol businesses. ^{[1] [3] [5] [7]}

Early Life and Education

Catrina Wang holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The Wharton School. Her studies included a double major in Entrepreneurship and Information Management, and she was a recipient of the Joel Lang MBA Fellowship, a merit-based scholarship. As part of her academic activities, she contributed to the development of the curriculum for a Wharton cryptocurrency course with Professor Kevin Werbach. She also served as Head of Conference for Penn Blockchain, managed the Wharton Cypher Crypto Accelerator, participated in the Y-Prize Innovation Competition with a project focused on ferroelectric materials for stackable semiconductors, and held leadership roles in several student organizations, including Vice President of Career for the Wharton Graduate Association (WGA), Vice President of Social for the Wharton PE/VC Club, and Vice President of the Founders' Club.

Wang earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) from the University of Southern California, where she was included on the Dean's List. She completed her secondary education at West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, receiving a High School Diploma. ^{[1] [3] [8]}

Career

Catrina Wang began her career as a Data Intelligence Analyst at Capgemini Invent, where she worked from October 2015 to May 2017. She subsequently joined Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Consultant in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) Strategy & Intelligence. During her tenure, she participated in blockchain research, digital transformation projects, and business strategy initiatives. Her responsibilities included research on blockchain applications for technology clients, participation in the Blockchain Venture program for evaluating blockchain startups, work on the China Strategy Launchpad, and projects involving financial modeling, data strategy, process design, benchmarking, customer journey design, and data analysis.

Apple

In August 2020, Wang joined Apple as a Data Science Product Manager. Her responsibilities included supporting market entry planning and business development activities for the company's Latin America region, as well as managing data science and analytics projects. She held the position until August 2021.

Venture Capital and Blockchain

Between September 2021 and June 2022, while completing her MBA at the Wharton School, Wang participated in venture capital and blockchain fellowship programs. During this period, she contributed to the development of the Wharton School's crypto curriculum and was involved with Draper Associates, the Alumni Venture Fellowship, the Wharton Venture Forager Research Institute, and the Wharton Cypher Accelerator, where she served as a launch manager.

In February 2022, Wang joined Hivemind as an Investment Principal. She was the first member of the firm's investment team and transitioned from an MBA internship to a full-time position.

From September 2022 to May 2023, Wang worked at Protocol Labs as a Researcher & Operator. Her work included research activities and support for the organization's venture capital network through relationship management and operational activities related to business development.

Portal Ventures

Wang joined Portal Ventures as a Partner in May 2023 and became General Partner in March 2024. The firm focuses on leading or co-leading pre-seed institutional investments in protocol-based companies and applies research-based sector analysis alongside business model evaluation.

At Portal Ventures, Wang has been involved in the firm's investment activities related to pre-seed protocol companies. According to the firm's stated investment approach, its strategy is based on thematic sector analysis and collaboration with portfolio companies on business model development.

Academic and Industry Activities

Since October 2022, Wang has served as Head of Conference for the Penn Blockchain Conference and Hackathon, a student-run event that includes conference sessions, speakers, and a hackathon. Since April 2023, she has also served as Chair of the Penn Blockchain Conference Planning Committee.

Her academic activities have included contributing to the development of the Wharton School's crypto curriculum and participating as a mentor in university accelerator programs at Stanford, Harvard, and the University of Texas at Austin. She also serves as chair of the committee responsible for the annual UPenn Blockchain Conference.

Wang has also participated in conferences, panel discussions, and online platforms where she discusses topics related to blockchain technology, venture capital, Bitcoin, decentralized finance, and the cryptocurrency sector. ^{[2] [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}