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Gene Chuang

Investor

Investor at Hyphen Capital

Los Angeles, California

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

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319 people in our graph share verified history with Gene — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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×3Gene: together at UCLA
Gene: together at Beachbody

About

Gene Chuang has 26 years of software and internet experience spanning mobile apps, adtech, search marketing, local search, streaming SaaS, and eCommerce. He has led engineering teams at companies ranging from $10M startups to $6B revenue organizations, managing teams of up to 200 engineers while maintaining technical capabilities in coding and architecture. He maintains a professional network across Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and New York, and writes about engineering leadership topics.

Experience

  1. CTO SlackersChief Slackercurrent2017 — present
  2. Barosa Inc.Advisorcurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles County, California, United States
  3. WorcaAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  4. MuckerLabMentorcurrent2013 — present
  5. Earthrise VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2024 — present
  6. Hyphen CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
  7. Innovate PasadenaBoard Member2019 — 2025
  8. FloSportsSenior Vice President of Engineering2022 — 2023
  9. P.volveChief Technology Officer2019 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  10. BeachbodySVP of Technology2016 — 2019Santa Monica, California, United States
  11. Oversee.netCTO2012 — 2016Los Angeles
  12. YP, The Real Yellow Pages®Executive Director of Engineering2009 — 2012Glendale, CA
  13. Yahoo! Search MarketingDirector of Software Engineering2001 — 2009Pasadena, CA
  14. Kiko.comSr Software Engineer1998 — 2001Long Beach, CA
  15. City Of HopeResearch Associate1996 — 1997Duarte, CA

Skills & more

Team Leadership9java13iphone6android6Ruby on Rails74Hadoop99iPhone55Java99Android29EJB3Weblogic5JMS5
+12 moreJenkinsApacheOpen SourceSubversionHTML 5PostgreSQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)HTML5WebLogicM&A due diligenceEngineering ManagementSoftware Engineering

Languages Chinese · Latin

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Colleagues at Hyphen Capital

Christopher Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Dave Lu
Founder at Hyphen Capital
Dave Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Eric Toda
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Jate Samathivathanachai
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Jon Park
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Mengfei He
Managing Director at Hyphen Capital
Stephen Hsu
Investor at Hyphen Capital

Network4

Christopher Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Dave Lu
Founder at Hyphen Capital
Dave Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Eric Toda
Investor at Hyphen Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gene Chuang?
Gene Chuang has 26 years of software and internet experience spanning mobile apps, adtech, search marketing, local search, streaming SaaS, and eCommerce. He has led engineering teams at companies ranging from $10M startups to $6B revenue organizations, managing teams of up to 200 engineers while maintaining technical capabilities in coding and architecture. He maintains a professional network across Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and New York, and writes about engineering leadership topics.
Where does Gene Chuang work?
Gene Chuang is Investor at Hyphen Capital.
What check size does Gene Chuang write?
Gene Chuang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Gene Chuang go to school?
Gene Chuang studied at UCLA (BS, Biochemistry); West Torrance High School.

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Shared employers

Also worked at MuckerLab6

Warren ShaefferPartner at Pear VCMatt HershOperating Partner at Fika VenturesLo ToneyFounding Managing Partner at Plexo CapitalBong KohPartner at KohFoundersClark BensonFounder at RankerAdam NashFounder at Daffy

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Keith TitanPartner at BDMIOsuke HondaGeneral Partner at Coreline VenturesMatthew C. BonnerCo-Founder, COO at Coreline VenturesEric BearPartner at Capital FactoryJason KrikorianGeneral Partner at DCM VenturesWeb SmithScout at GGV Capital

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Also worked at Oversee.net2

Joanna McFarlandCo-Founder & CEO, HopSkipDrive at xfactor venturesJay WeintraubAngel

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Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit

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