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Brian Kang

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Co-Founder & Managing Director at Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc · General Partner at Nautilus Venture Partners · Vice President, Institutional Client Relations at ATEL Ventures · Board director at Hiya · Board director at Skulpt

San Jose, California, United States

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Brian Kang is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Nautilus Venture Partners, with more than 20 years of experience in venture investment, corporate development, and start-up incubation. His investment coverage spans technology sectors including mobile, communication infrastructure, software, services, semiconductor, consumer devices, and digital media across multiple investment stages. His portfolio includes Ayar Labs, Rescale, D-Matrix, and Volta Charging, along with companies acquired by firms such as Microsoft, Cisco, Broadcom, Sony, and Nuance.

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Board director at Hiya

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Alex AlgardFounder and CEO

Board director at Skulpt

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Seward RutkoveDirector
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Jose BohorquezExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Nautilus Venture PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Hiya Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSeattle
  3. Point2 TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  4. Ayar LabsBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  5. d-MatrixSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSanta Clara County, California, United States
  6. DataPelagoBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentSunnyvale, California, United States
  7. RescaleBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  8. RidecellBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. Cipherome, IncBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentSanta Clara
  10. AIRY3DBoard Observercurrent2016 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
  11. MyolexBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
  12. QeexoBoard Member2014 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Edison SoftwareBoard Member2016 — 2021
  14. Volta ChargingBoard Observer2018 — 2021
  15. MaluubaBoard Member2015 — 2017
  16. Samsung VenturesManaging Director2004 — 2013
  17. Samsung ElectronicsManager, Corporate Development & Business Planning2000 — 2003

Skills & more

Venture Capital91Start-ups88Strategic Partnerships84Corporate Development54Mergers2Business Strategy32Private Equity9Mobile Devices24Entrepreneurship34New Business Development9Cleantech2Cross-functional Team Leadership3
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness PlanningGo-to-market StrategyDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingGlobal Business DevelopmentAngel InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSStrategy

Languages Korean

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Who is Brian Kang?
Brian Kang is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Nautilus Venture Partners, with more than 20 years of experience in venture investment, corporate development, and start-up incubation. His investment coverage spans technology sectors including mobile, communication infrastructure, software, services, semiconductor, consumer devices, and digital media across multiple investment stages. His portfolio includes Ayar Labs, Rescale, D-Matrix, and Volta Charging, along with companies acquired by firms such as Microsoft, Cisco, Broadcom, Sony, and Nuance.
Where does Brian Kang work?
Brian Kang is Co-Founder & Managing Director at Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc and Board director at Hiya and Board director at Skulpt.
Where did Brian Kang go to school?
Brian Kang studied at The University of Texas at Austin (MBA, MBA); University of Washington (MS, Mechanical Engineering); University at Buffalo (BS, Mechanical Engineering).

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