Conrad Shang
InvestorManaging Partner at Ensemble VC
Austin, Texas
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Conrad Shang is a Venture Partner at Ensemble VC with prior experience as a founder, operator, investor, and LP. He previously led the $4 billion venture capital portfolio at The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) and was an investor at Norwest Venture Partners, earlier working as a product manager at Yammer, an investor at Bain Capital Ventures, and a consultant at Bain & Company. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Experience
- Neion BioInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Chariot DefenseInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Oureon TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Ensemble VCManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- ManifestSeries A Lead, Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- CHAOS IndustriesInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- LotiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- ClazarSeries A Co-lead, Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- Saronic TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- BlueprintSeries A Co-lead, Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- ICONInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Kauffman FellowsFellow (Class 27)2022 — 2024
- UTIMCODirector, Venture Capital & Private Equity2017 — 2020Austin, Texas Area
- CasperInvestor2014 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Norwest Venture PartnersVice President2013 — 2017Palo Alto
- STRATIMBoard Observer2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- UdemyBoard Observer2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Good&Co, Inc.Investor2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Yammer, Inc.Product Manager2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Bain Capital VenturesVenture Investor2009 — 2011Boston, MA
Skills & more
Financial Modeling4Venture Capital26Valuation3Business Strategy2Due Diligence4Corporate Development2Product Management2Strategy5Start-ups18Entrepreneurship3Private Equity2Competitive Analysis
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Deals · 1
CasperLed round
via Ensemble VC
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Good.CoSTRATIMUdemy
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Ensemble VC
Aidan Gold
Investments | Associate at Ensemble VC
Austin Hankwitz
General Partner at Witz Ventures
Caroline Trant Chambers
Partnerships & Capital Formation | Director at Ensemble VC
Collin West
Managing Partner at Ensemble VC
Devin Beckwith
Investments | Defense Specialist at Ensemble VC
Gopi Sundaramurthy
Managing Partner at Ensemble VC
Gopinath Sundaramurthy
Investor at Ensemble VC
Hannah Vu
Data | Data Engineer at Ensemble VC
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Hans TungScout
Managing Partner at Notable Capital
Navin ChaddhaScout
Managing Partner at Mayfield
Collin West
Managing Partner at Ensemble VC
Gopinath Sundaramurthy
Investor at Ensemble VC
Swapnil Shinde
Managing Partner at Twin Ventures
Yousuf Khan
Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Conrad Shang?
- Conrad Shang is a Venture Partner at Ensemble VC with prior experience as a founder, operator, investor, and LP. He previously led the $4 billion venture capital portfolio at The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) and was an investor at Norwest Venture Partners, earlier working as a product manager at Yammer, an investor at Bain Capital Ventures, and a consultant at Bain & Company. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.
- Where does Conrad Shang work?
- Conrad Shang is Managing Partner at Ensemble VC.
- What check size does Conrad Shang write?
- Conrad Shang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Conrad Shang invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Casper, Good.Co, STRATIM, Udemy, Aqua Security, Blueprint, Casper, Clazar, Good&Co, ICON, Rover, Salsify, and 4 more.
- Where did Conrad Shang go to school?
- Conrad Shang studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Honors and Finance); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, Plan II Honors (Liberal Arts Honors Program)).
- Does Conrad Shang lead rounds?
- Yes — Conrad Shang has led 4 tracked investments.
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