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Chenxi Wang
InvestorGeneral Partner at Rain Capital · Board of Advisors, Entrepreneurship council, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Chenxi Wang is Managing General Partner at Rain Capital, a venture fund focused on cybersecurity investments. She serves on the Board of Directors for MDU Resources, a Fortune 500 company, where she participates in the Audit and ESG committees. Wang previously held senior technology strategy positions at Intel Security and product/go-to-market roles at Silicon Valley startups Twistlock and Ciphercloud, and taught computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She founded the Forte Group, a 501(c)(3) organization supporting women's careers in cybersecurity, and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science.
Experience
- Rain CapitalManaging General Partnercurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Stealth AI StartupInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Manifold SecurityInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBoard of Advisors, Entrepreneurship council, School of Computer Sciencecurrent2025 — present
- RunwayInvestor (Runway, SPLX, Fleak)current2025 — present
- StraikerInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- ProjectDiscoveryInvestor & board observer - Various Companiescurrent2021 — present
- Forte GroupFounder & Board membercurrent2022 — present
- ClarotyInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- MDU Resources Group, Inc.Member of the Board of Directors2019 — 2025NYSE (MDU)
- Oasis LabsInvestor (Exited)2018 — 2023
- Altitude NetworksInvestor (acquired by Coinlist)2018 — 2022
- Capsule8Investor (acquired by Sophos)2018 — 2021
- OWASP® FoundationMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2019Global
- Palo Alto NetworksChief Strategy Officer (Twistlock)2015 — 2018San Francisco
- Intel SecurityVice President Strategy2013 — 2015
- Forrester ResearchVice President, Research2007 — 2013San Francisco
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssociate Professor, Computer Engineering (ECE)2001 — 2007
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chenxi Wang?
- Chenxi Wang is Managing General Partner at Rain Capital, a venture fund focused on cybersecurity investments. She serves on the Board of Directors for MDU Resources, a Fortune 500 company, where she participates in the Audit and ESG committees. Wang previously held senior technology strategy positions at Intel Security and product/go-to-market roles at Silicon Valley startups Twistlock and Ciphercloud, and taught computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She founded the Forte Group, a 501(c)(3) organization supporting women's careers in cybersecurity, and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science.
- Where does Chenxi Wang work?
- Chenxi Wang is General Partner at Rain Capital.
- What check size does Chenxi Wang write?
- Chenxi Wang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Chenxi Wang go to school?
- Chenxi Wang studied at University of Virginia (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Suzhou high school (High school degree).
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