Recharge Capital taps Wang as managing partner

• Wang is a former executive director and head of Bridgewater Associates Singapore
• She is a also former director of strategic initiatives at Paxos
• Recharge invests in women’s healthcare and fertility

Recharge Capital has named Margaret Wang as managing partner focused on leading the firm’s women’s health strategy.

Wang will lead the firm’s Singapore office and spearhead the firm’s operations in the APAC region. She is a former executive director and head of Bridgewater Associates Singapore and former director of strategic initiatives at Paxos.

“Margaret’s appointment is a catalytic moment for our firm,” said Recharge founding partner Lorin Gu in a statement. “She brings tremendous experience to our thematic-first investment framework and maintains a track record as one of the world’s best-in-class asset managers across sectors. We’re excited for this next phase of growth which is solidified with Margaret’s expertise.”

Recharge is a private investment firm with multiple investment strategies, including Recharge Thematic Ventures, a venture operation that invests in emerging consumer trends including financial services, healthcare and web3.

The firm announced in June that it had raised $200 million in the first tranche of its Women’s Healthcare Investment Vehicle, with backing from venture capitalist Peter Thiel, The Olayan Family of the Olayan Group, Blue Lion Group, The Al Rashid Family of the Salmira Investment Fund, Shamrock Holdings of the Disney Family, the Ozmen Family of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, Ian Osborne of Hedosophia and Frank Liu of Texas-based Lovett, among others.