Aaron Fu is a venture investor who leads early-stage fintech, AI, and crypto investments at Digital Currency Group. Aaron Fu's Twitter Score is 19 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #51,008 among 482,619 tracked accounts.
Aaron Fu works at Digital Currency Group as Head of Venture Investments, focusing on emerging-market and fintech deals as part of the DCG Expeditions team that supports fintech and crypto founders. He co-founded Sherpa Ventures to back pre-seed African startups, and also co-founded Obuntu Foundation, a US-registered nonprofit that supports Africa-focused emerging fund managers, and Venture for Africa, an immersion program connecting experienced professionals with African startups. He additionally co-founded Lompang and Verso Digital.
Aaron Fu previously worked at Standard Chartered Bank and at Société Générale, and formerly served as a Venture Partner at Republic. He was previously a Partner at Catalyst Fund, Managing Director at MEST, Managing Partner for Africa at Nest.vc, and Founding Partner at Young Entrepreneurs Fund. He was formerly an advisor to Antler and to Gebeya. He is a fellow of Kauffman Fellows.
Aaron Fu has published 8,427 posts on the platform. He has been mentioned by 21 accounts, with 35 total mentions.
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