Tony Wan

Tony Wan is the Head of Platform at Reach Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, and is based in the United States after being born in Hong Kong and raised in Los Angeles. Before entering venture capital, he began his entrepreneurial career by co-founding a mathematics game startup that developed and sold educational software directly to local school systems. Following this initial venture, Wan established and built EdSurge, a specialized education technology journalism outlet where he documented the rapid expansion of the digital learning ecosystem. His diverse professional background also encompasses time spent working internationally as an English teacher, providing foundational insights into global instructional methodologies and classroom dynamics. Today, Wan focuses on early-stage venture capital and ecosystem development, utilizing his extensive media and startup experience to advise and support emerging education technology founders.