Where does Ching-Yu Hu work?

Ching-Yu Hu is Partner at Next47.

What check size does Ching-Yu Hu write?

Ching-Yu Hu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Ching-Yu Hu go to school?

Ching-Yu Hu studied at Stanford University (M.S., Management Science & Engineering); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Statistics with Honors; B.A.).

Ching-Yu Hu

Investor

Partner at Next47 · Director, Operations at CrowdStrike

Menlo Park, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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594 people in our graph share verified history with Ching-Yu — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Nancy WangunlockedChing-Yu: together at Google (2014–2016)

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About

Ching-Yu Hu is Director of Operations at CrowdStrike and previously served as COO of SGNL, a continuous identity authorization platform acquired by CrowdStrike for $740 million. He cofounded Skybox Imaging, a satellite imaging company that was acquired by Google for $500 million. Hu has also worked as an investor at N47 and Costanoa Ventures, and holds a Master's degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and dual undergraduate degrees in Statistics and Operations Research from UC Berkeley.

Experience

CrowdStrikeDirector, Operationscurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, CA
SGNLCOO2025 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
Costanoa VenturesExecutive in Residence2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
TigerEyeSeries A Board Director2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Observe.AISeries B Investor2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
15FiveObserver, Board of Directors2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
SkydioSeries C Investor2020 — 2024
Avidbots Corp.Observer, Board of Directors2019 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
VerkadaSeries B Investor2018 — 2024San Mateo, California
Yellowbrick DataSeries B Investor2018 — 2024Palo Alto, California
Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.Series D Investor2018 — 2024Alameda, California
N47Partner2018 — 2024Palo Alto
GoogleEntrepreneur-in-Residence, Area 1202017 — 2018Palo Alto
GoogleHead of Business Operations, Skybox2014 — 2017Mountain View, CA
Sequoia CapitalSequoia Scout2017 — 2018Menlo Park, California
Skybox ImagingCo-Founder, Head of Operations & Marketing (Acquired by Google)2009 — 2014Mountain View, California

Skills & more

Start-ups59Business Development35Business Strategy34Program Management24Product Marketing16Product Management15Competitive Analysis9Strategic Partnerships8Equities5Analysis3SaaS3Cross-functional Team Leadership2

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AnalyticsMergers & AcquisitionsVenture CapitalEnterprise SoftwareMobile Devices

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Colleagues at Next47

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Venture Partner at Next47

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Gautham Pasupathy

Senior Associate at Next47

Gert Wrigge

Partner at Next47

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Colton Dempsey

Partner at Next47

Debjit Mukerji

Partner at NGP Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ching-Yu Hu?: Ching-Yu Hu is Director of Operations at CrowdStrike and previously served as COO of SGNL, a continuous identity authorization platform acquired by CrowdStrike for $740 million. He cofounded Skybox Imaging, a satellite imaging company that was acquired by Google for $500 million. Hu has also worked as an investor at N47 and Costanoa Ventures, and holds a Master's degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and dual undergraduate degrees in Statistics and Operations Research from UC Berkeley.
Where does Ching-Yu Hu work?: Ching-Yu Hu is Partner at Next47.
What check size does Ching-Yu Hu write?: Ching-Yu Hu typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Ching-Yu Hu go to school?: Ching-Yu Hu studied at Stanford University (M.S., Management Science & Engineering); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Statistics with Honors; B.A.).

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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Tony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDash Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

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Shared employers

Also worked at Observe.AI16

Sunil ChhayaFounder at Kearny Jackson Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES Swapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURES Lak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47 Upal BasuPartner at NGP Capital Priya SaiprasadInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures Fund

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Also worked at Verkada36

Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective Konstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia Capital Mark XuInvestor at Index Ventures Derek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalG Catherine McClureTalent at Audacious Lak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47

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Also worked at Yellowbrick Data9

Rob SchwartzInvestor at Third Point Ventures Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ Jay ChongManaging Partner at Millennium New Horizons Kasper SageManaging Partner at BMW i Ventures Atanas MukovPartner at Walter Ventures Shawn CherianPartner at Energy Impact Partners

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Also worked at N4734

Lak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47 Matthew CowanGeneral Partner at Next47 Moshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47 Jonathan BarekChief Operating Officer at Next47 Vivian ChengPartner at Next47 Colton DempseyPartner at Next47

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