Kanjun Qiu
InvestorFounderCo-Founder and General Partner at Outset Capital · Founder/CEO at Sourceress · Founder at Kanjun
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $200K – $400K checks
FoundedKanjunSourceress · YC
About
Kanjun Qiu is a founder-investor who pairs investing in startups with leading AI unicorn startup Imbue. She studied EECS at MIT, and then was the first Chief of Staff at Dropbox, helping the company scale from 200 to 1200 people.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkRoboticsSaaS
Founder/CEO at SourceressYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Kanjun went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Kanjun can intro founders to Sourceress's investors below.
Sourceress's investors · 2
Co-founders at Sourceress
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Josh AlbrechtFounder
Founder at Kanjun
Intro paths
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In turn, Kanjun can intro founders to Kanjun's investors below.
Kanjun's investors · 1
Experience
- ImbueCEO & Cofoundercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Outset CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sequoia CapitalSequoia Capital Scoutcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SourceressCEO & Cofounder2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- South Park CommonsMember2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Ember HardwareCo-Founder2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxChief of Staff2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxProduct Manager2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxBusiness Operations2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Sew ElectricAuthor2012 — 2013
- MIT Media LabGraduate Research Assistant2010 — 2013Cambridge, MA
- MIT Media LabResearcher, High-Low Tech Group2009 — 2010Cambridge, MA
- Jump Trading, LLCAlgorithmic Trader2012Chicago, IL
- J.P. MorganAlgorithmic Trader2011New York, NY
Education
- Y Combinator2017
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster’s Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science2011 — 2012
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Engineering2008 — 2012
- Naperville North High School
Skills & more
Java12Machine Learning9Python14C++6R6Algorithms6Product Management5Data Analysis4Linux1Financial Modeling2Wearable Computing1High Frequency Trading1
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Colleagues at Outset Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kanjun Qiu work?
- Kanjun Qiu is Co-Founder and General Partner at Outset Capital and Founder/CEO at Sourceress and Founder at Kanjun.
- What does Kanjun Qiu invest in?
- Kanjun Qiu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Kanjun Qiu write?
- Kanjun Qiu typically writes checks of $200K – $400K.
- What companies did Kanjun Qiu found?
- Kanjun Qiu founded Kanjun, Sourceress.
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South Park Commons mafia37
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Shared employers
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