Vincent Lui
Founder at Rhapsody Ventures LLC
Profile
Vincent Lui is the founder of Rhapsody Ventures LLC (founded in 2015) where he holds the title of Venture Partner.
He currently holds the position of Senior Director at SK Telecom Americas (since 2016), Advisor at Morpheus Labs Pte Ltd.
(since 2020), and Venture Partner at Xcel Next Ventures, Inc. (since 2020).
Dr. Lui's former positions include Non-Executive Director at Sincerity Applied Materials Holdings Corp.
(2015-2016), Principal at Lucent Technologies, Inc. (1999-2000), Principal at Opulan Technologies Corp., Principal at Novera Optics, Inc., Manager at Photonic Power Systems, Inc. (2003-2004), Associate at KLM Capital Management, Inc. (2006-2009), Vice President-Corporate Development & Strategy at VSS Monitoring, Inc. (2011-2014), and Analyst at IDC Research, Inc. (2005-2006).
Dr. Lui's education history includes a graduate degree from Stanford University (1997), an undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego (1996), and doctorate degrees from The University of Newcastle and Grenoble Ecole de Management.
Vincent Lui active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Rhapsody Ventures LLC
 Rhapsody Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rhapsody Ventures LLC (Rhapsody Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Vincent Lui. The firm is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. | Founder | 01/02/2015 |
SK Telecom Americas
 SK Telecom Americas Investment ManagersFinance Part of SK Telecom Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Americas is a venture investment and corporate development arm of SK Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. SK Telecom Americas actively pursues collaborative opportunities with leaders and innovators in ICT. The company seeks to strengthen its competitiveness through differentiated, immersive hyper-experience in commerce, next-generation media, cloud gaming, esports, and much more. SK Telecom Americas' core activities focus on advancing growth opportunities for SK Telecom via acquisition, investment, and partnerships. The company's portfolio comprises leading-edge companies that are developing innovative, highly differentiated, and defensible technologies across a wide variety of markets, and that are aligned with SK Telecom's strategic vision. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/06/2016 |
Morpheus Labs Pte Ltd.
 Morpheus Labs Pte Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Morpheus Labs Pte Ltd. offers a platform for building web3 applications with customizable solutions. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore. The Singaporean company's partners have used the platform to accelerate adoption and develop existing solutions. Morpheus Labs also provides the latest news on web3.0 development through their blog. The company was founded by Dorel B. Burcea, Chuang Pei-Han, Bruce Lu Yang, and Chuang Pei-Han has been the CEO since incorporation. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/01/2020 |
| Xcel Next Ventures, Inc. | Private Equity Investor | 01/07/2020 |
Former positions of Vincent Lui
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Lionrock Batteries Ltd.
 Lionrock Batteries Ltd. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Lionrock Batteries Ltd. manufactures flexible rechargeable batteries. The private company is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Chinese company was founded in 2017 by David Yeung, C.C. Poon. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/06/2021 |
| SINCERITY APPLIED MATERIALS HOLDINGS CORP. | Director/Board Member | 05/04/2016 |
VSS Monitoring, Inc.
 VSS Monitoring, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services VSS Monitoring, Inc. provided network traffic capture devices. The company was headquartered in Burlingame, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/2014 |
KLM Capital Management, Inc.
 KLM Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance KLM Capital Management, Inc. (KLM Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Don Brooks, Alfred Li and Peter Mok. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Private Equity Analyst | 01/01/2009 |
IDC Research, Inc.
 IDC Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of International Data Group, Inc., IDC Research, Inc. is a company that examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Needham, MA. IDC Custom Solutions helps clients plan, market and sell in the marketplace by creating actionable custom market intelligence, partner program development, empowering sales and marketing teams with an understanding of the technology industry trends and buyer behavior, and designing influential content marketing programs that yield measurable results. Additionally, the company offers personalized pricing strategies to make savings on IT sourcing and procurement and expert advice to drive transparency, reduce cost, and save time. | Private Equity Analyst | 01/01/2006 |
Training of Vincent Lui
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| University of California San Diego | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Newcastle | Doctorate Degree |
| Grenoble Ecole de Management | Doctorate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| SINCERITY APPLIED MATERIALS HOLDINGS CORP. | Distribution Services |
| Private companies | 13 |
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Lucent Technologies, Inc.
 Lucent Technologies, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. | Electronic Technology |
Opulan Technologies Corp.
 Opulan Technologies Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Opulan Technologies Corp. develops and markets broadband service equipment solutions. The firm offers Internet protocol (IP) convergence chip solutions for xDSL, IPTV, 3G wireless, carrier Ethernet and NGN and FTTx access. The company was founded by Zheng Liu in 2003 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Novera Optics, Inc.
 Novera Optics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Novera Optics, Inc. manufactures fiber optics and optical access solutions. Its PON optical solutions enable equipment vendors and service providers to address fiber-to-the-building, multi-dwelling, remote terminals, multi-tenant units, and central office markets. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Photonic Power Systems, Inc.
 Photonic Power Systems, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Photonic Power Systems, Inc. manufactured photovoltaic power converter. The company was headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
KLM Capital Management, Inc.
KLM Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance KLM Capital Management, Inc. (KLM Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Don Brooks, Alfred Li and Peter Mok. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Finance |
Auvitek International Ltd.
 Auvitek International Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Auvitek Corp. manufactures semiconductor supplies for the digital television market. The firm's products are based on fully adaptive demodulation and equalization technology. It has offices in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The company was founded by Ping Dong and Victor Ren in March, 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
VSS Monitoring, Inc.
VSS Monitoring, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services VSS Monitoring, Inc. provided network traffic capture devices. The company was headquartered in Burlingame, CA. | Technology Services |
Rhapsody Ventures LLC
Rhapsody Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rhapsody Ventures LLC (Rhapsody Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Vincent Lui. The firm is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. | Finance |
IDC Research, Inc.
IDC Research, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of International Data Group, Inc., IDC Research, Inc. is a company that examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in Needham, MA. IDC Custom Solutions helps clients plan, market and sell in the marketplace by creating actionable custom market intelligence, partner program development, empowering sales and marketing teams with an understanding of the technology industry trends and buyer behavior, and designing influential content marketing programs that yield measurable results. Additionally, the company offers personalized pricing strategies to make savings on IT sourcing and procurement and expert advice to drive transparency, reduce cost, and save time. | Commercial Services |
Morpheus Labs Pte Ltd.
Morpheus Labs Pte Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Morpheus Labs Pte Ltd. offers a platform for building web3 applications with customizable solutions. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore. The Singaporean company's partners have used the platform to accelerate adoption and develop existing solutions. Morpheus Labs also provides the latest news on web3.0 development through their blog. The company was founded by Dorel B. Burcea, Chuang Pei-Han, Bruce Lu Yang, and Chuang Pei-Han has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Lionrock Batteries Ltd.
Lionrock Batteries Ltd. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Lionrock Batteries Ltd. manufactures flexible rechargeable batteries. The private company is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Chinese company was founded in 2017 by David Yeung, C.C. Poon. | Producer Manufacturing |
| Xcel Next Ventures, Inc. | Finance |
SK Telecom Americas
SK Telecom Americas Investment ManagersFinance Part of SK Telecom Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Americas is a venture investment and corporate development arm of SK Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. SK Telecom Americas actively pursues collaborative opportunities with leaders and innovators in ICT. The company seeks to strengthen its competitiveness through differentiated, immersive hyper-experience in commerce, next-generation media, cloud gaming, esports, and much more. SK Telecom Americas' core activities focus on advancing growth opportunities for SK Telecom via acquisition, investment, and partnerships. The company's portfolio comprises leading-edge companies that are developing innovative, highly differentiated, and defensible technologies across a wide variety of markets, and that are aligned with SK Telecom's strategic vision. | Finance |
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