Skyler (Sky) Fernandes, a Powerlist 100 VC Investor, is the Founder and General Partner of VU, a global venture capital and real estate private equity firm with offices in San Francisco, Hong Kong, Munich, Burgas, and São Paulo.

Sky has over 17 years of venture capital experience, with 150+ portfolio companies, including 14+ unicorns valued at $1B+, such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Figure AI, Neuralink, Anduril, Varda, Erebor, RetroBio, Beyond Meat, FabFitFun, Flyr Labs, Tyme Group, Wand AI, and Wayflyer. His portfolio also includes numerous acquisitions and IPOs ranging from $200M to $1T+.