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Ivy Nguyen

Investor

Partner at GFT Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $200K – $15M checks · typically $7M

About

Ivy Nguyen coined the data moat concept and developed model-market fit, advising deep-tech founders in autonomous driving and advanced manufacturing with technical stack analysis and a strategic, national-level AI focus.

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Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Experience

  1. GFT VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Autotech VenturesInvestor2023 — 2025
  3. Toggle IndustriesBoard Director/Advisor2019 — 2023
  4. Blackhorn VenturesAdvisor2021 — 2022
  5. Stellar HealthBoard Observer2020 — 2021
  6. Stealth mode manufacturing startupBoard Observer2020 — 2021
  7. NetradyneBoard Observer2020 — 2021
  8. Deep 6 AIBoard Observer2019 — 2021
  9. Point72 VenturesAI Investor2019 — 2021
  10. Rever, IncBoard Observer2018
  11. OpsaniBoard Observer2018
  12. Constructor.ioBoard Observer2017 — 2018
  13. Zetta Venture PartnersAssociate2017 — 2018
  14. NewGen CapitalInvestor2015 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
  15. Imagine H2OAccelerator Program Manager2013 — 2015

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityB.S., Chemical Engineering

Skills & more

Editing44Research51Community Outreach17Science8Storytelling2Art2Data Analysis13Social Media5Tutoring1Teaching2Nonprofits1Event Planning2
+12 moreEconomicsEntrepreneurshipSustainabilityProject ManagementProgram ManagementStart-upsVenture CapitalManagementAnalysisPublic SpeakingStrategic PlanningStrategy

From Ivy's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,569 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Toggle Industries1

Shaun AbrahamsonManaging Partner at Third Sphere

Also worked at Blackhorn Ventures12

Kirsten SuddathInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalStephan CizmarCo-Founder at Lorimer VenturesMark LochChairman at Factor[e] VenturesPhilip O'ConnorManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Blackhorn VenturesMelissa CheongManaging Partner at Blackhorn VenturesMicah KotchPartner at Blackhorn Ventures

+ 6 more

Also worked at Stellar Health6

Mark NeamanInvestor at HLM Investment PartnersMichael FallAssociate at Digitalis VenturesSonia MillsomCEO at Oxeon PartnersSri ChandrasekarManaging Partner at Point72 VenturesNed SchwartzManaging Director at Equality Asset ManagementBen KrausManaging Director at Kain Capital

Also worked at Point72 Ventures14

Cameron McGinnInvestor at GreycroftEric FettVice President at NGP CapitalGaelen HendricksonInvestor at Goodwater CapitalPete CasellaCo-founder, CEO Managing Partner at Stack AssetAli TarhiniVenture Partner at Stack AssetWyeth CoulterCampus Lead at The MBA Fund

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Colleagues at GFT Ventures

David Kirk
Senior Advisor at GFT Ventures
Jay Eum
Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures
Jeff Herbst
Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures
Jenny Park
Partner at GFT Ventures
Jocelyne Cooke
CFO at GFT Ventures
Michal Wolkin
Partner at GFT Ventures

Network1

Emily KirschScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Powerhouse

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