Timothy Shih
As Principal of Wolfberry, Tim invests his time, resources and capital in people, companies and causes that he believes in. After obtaining a shiny Computer Science degree from Yale University, Tim began his journey as a software engineer working on wireless mesh sensor networks, a precursor to IoT technology. For reasons he still needs to explain to this day, Tim "pivoted" into law, obtaining a J.D. from Duke University and practicing at the New York office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he specialized in securities, M&A and corporate law. Tim then took his skills across the Pacific to Beijing, China where he tried his hand in entertainment law bringing Hollywood films into China including: Iron Man 3, Looper, Twilight and Transcendence. It was in Beijing, and then Shanghai, that Tim began his entrepreneurial journey, founding a private equity fund focused on financing large scale real estate projects in the United States and specifically, Florida, utilizing international capital. Over time, this grew from purely real estate financing to real estate sales, investment and development with a presence around the world including: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York, San Diego, Silicon Valley, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Istanbul.
Tim continues to keep his legal mind sharp as a founding partner of Yee & Shih, LLP and his real estate mind focused as a founding partner of OneWorld Group. In addition, Tim is a member of YPO Pacific Rim where he serves as an executive officer as well as on the North Asia regional board. The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Tim gives back to the community as the President of the Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce in San Diego. Tim is an active angel investor and is a member of Tech Coast Angels - San Diego and Miami Angels.
Kerra M. Shih
As Principal of Wolfberry, Kerra thoughtfully applies her eye for sharp design, effective marketing, and human causes to our investment portfolio. Armed with a Masters in Marketing from the University of Warwick, and a Fashion Merchandising degree from Parsons the New School for Design, Kerra lived her American Dream in New York City where she successfully worked her way up the phenomenal luxury fashion house, Oscar de la Renta, from international business development to building the brand's first presence in China. Deciding to tackle a new challenge, Kerra joined NIO (pre-IPO), China’s leading new energy automotive company building smart, high-performance, electric vehicles with an aim to be the first 'User Enterprise' in the world. With her expertise in brand marketing, Kerra managed innovative co-branding projects such as NIO X Chalayan, NIO X Tom Dixon, and NIO X Lining to help the brand build up a ‘beyond the car’ image & deliver a joyful lifestyle experience to its users.
Integrated with her personal influencer ID @thekerrabear, Kerra channels her passion & energy into connecting global lifestyle brands with Asia’s market and vice versa. Kerra is the founder and CEO of Kerrisma, LLC, where she applies her unique perspectives towards assisting companies to penetrate the notoriously difficult China market on the one hand, and assists in building globally recognized reputations for brands in Asia, on the other. Kerra is an active angel investor and is a member of Tech Coast Angels - San Diego and Miami Angels.