Andy Chou
InvestorInvestor at 11.2 Capital
Palo Alto, California
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $2M
About
Andy Chou is CEO and Founder of Ventrilo.ai. He previously served as cofounder and CTO of Coverity, a static code analysis company acquired by Synopsys in 2014 for approximately $400 million. Chou is an angel investor and advisor to startups, with focus areas in security, development tools, and enterprise software.
Experience
- Ventrilo.aiCEO and Foundercurrent2023 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- LaunchDarklyInvestor and Advisorcurrent2014 — present
- LoomInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- FOSSABoard Member and Investorcurrent2015 — present
- RapidFortInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Determinate Systems, Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Geometer LLCInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- ZenRepInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Moderne, Inc.Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Unison ComputingInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Fogbender SoftwareInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- CyberhavenInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- DiffbotInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- Dellfer, Inc.Investorcurrent2017 — present
- The House FundLimited Partnercurrent2015 — present
- 11.2 CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2014 — present
- DaseraInvestor2021 — 2024
- DynaboardInvestor2021 — 2024
- CodecovInvestor2019 — 2022
- White OpsInvestor2014 — 2020
- Keewi IncInvestor2016 — 2020
- DeepScaleInvestor2016 — 2019
- CymmetriaInvestor2015 — 2019
- tCellInvestor2014 — 2018
- GradescopeInvestor2014 — 2018
- CoverityCTO and Cofounder2002 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Software Engineering31Product Management17Technical Leadership24Product Development7Executive Management3Software Quality Assurance5Start-up Ventures6New Venture Development5Static Analysis12Security14Agile Methodologies4Start-ups10
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Cloud ComputingBig DataSoftware DevelopmentScalabilityDistributed SystemsSoftware DesignMobile ApplicationsSystem ArchitectureEnterprise SoftwareEmbedded SoftwareOperating SystemsSaaSFrom Andy's professional profile.
Colleagues at 11.2 Capital
Network8
Ali PartoviScout
CEO at Neo
Brian BalfourScout
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
Lee JacobsScout
Entrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of Edelweiss
David Dorsey
Partner at 11.2 Capital
Jason Warner
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
Pramod Gosavi
Senior Principal at Blumberg Capital
Puneet Agarwal
Investor at True Ventures
Shelley Zhuang
Founder and Managing Partner at 11.2 Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andy Chou?
- Andy Chou is CEO and Founder of Ventrilo.ai. He previously served as cofounder and CTO of Coverity, a static code analysis company acquired by Synopsys in 2014 for approximately $400 million. Chou is an angel investor and advisor to startups, with focus areas in security, development tools, and enterprise software.
- Where does Andy Chou work?
- Andy Chou is at 11.2 Capital.
- What check size does Andy Chou write?
- Andy Chou typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- Where did Andy Chou go to school?
- Andy Chou studied at Stanford University (PhD, Computer Science); University of California, Berkeley (BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia903
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1
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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportDavid FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2
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LaunchDarkly mafia7
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Jesse RobbinsSeed Investor & AdvisorFounded Chef +1Ethan KurzweilBoard MemberFounded Level Access +1Andrew McLoughlinSeed InvestorFounded Founders PledgeJay KhatriProductFounded highlight.ioVadim KorolikStaff Engineer, Engineering ManagerFounded highlight.ioJonathan AndersonStrategy and Revenue OperationsFounded Candu
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Fossa mafia5
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Diffbot mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,458
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Loom11
Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystLee JacobsEntrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of EdelweissIlya FushmanPartner at KPCBAndrew ReedPartner at Sequoia CapitalJoshua GoldenbergDesign Executive-in-Residence at Amplify PartnersShahed KhanCo-Founder and CEO at Hyper
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Also worked at FOSSA10
Gary LittleOperating Partner at Canvas VenturesKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalJohn CowgillPartner at Costanoa VenturesJim WilsonPartner at Costanoa VenturesRama SekharPartner at Norwest Venture PartnersBill LehmannInvestor at Step Function Ventures
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