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David Gan

Investor

Founder & GP at Inception Capital

New York, New York, United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 31

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About

Founding General Partner of Inception Capital with over a decade of experience in venture capital, crypto, and financial infrastructure. Previously a Managing Director at Huobi, an investor at Qiming Ventures, and founder of Moshi.

Experience

  1. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (KF31)current2026 — present
  2. Inception CapitalFoundercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Huobi GlobalGlobal Director of Strategy, CEO's Office2020 — 2021Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco
  4. Huobi GlobalManaging Director of Huobi Labs2019 — 2020
  5. Huobi GlobalSenior Investment Director of Huobi Capital2018 — 2019Hong Kong SAR
  6. MoShi AcceleratorCo-Founder2016 — 2018Xiamen City, Fujian, China
  7. MoshigroupCo-Founder2014 — 2016Xiamen
  8. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2012 — 2014Shanghai City, China

Skills & more

Microsoft Office9Microsoft Excel23Microsoft Word8Customer Service5PowerPoint20English6Windows4Research23Outlook3Photoshop2Public Speaking4Investments9
+8 moreFinancial AnalysisFinanceManagementEntrepreneurshipMergers & AcquisitionsSocial MediaStart-upsValuation

Languages Chinese · English

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Investments

Investor

NillionPencils Protocol

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Gan?
Founding General Partner of Inception Capital with over a decade of experience in venture capital, crypto, and financial infrastructure. Previously a Managing Director at Huobi, an investor at Qiming Ventures, and founder of Moshi.
Where does David Gan work?
David Gan is Founder & GP at Inception Capital.
What companies has David Gan invested in?
Investments tracked here include Nillion, Pencils Protocol.
Where did David Gan go to school?
David Gan studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration); Stanford University (Master of Engineering, drop out); Lehigh University College of Business (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Financial Mathematics).

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