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Kathryn Shih

Investor

Venture Partner at ForgePoint Capital

Seattle, Washington

Writes $5M – $30M checks · typically $17M

About

Kathryn Shih trained and deployed generative AI for security while leading Google's Security AI Workbench, helps security startups convert ongoing human costs into AI investments, and publishes Margin of Safety.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Experience

  1. Forgepoint CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Forgepoint CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2024
  3. GoogleProduct Lead, GCP Security AI Workbench2023
  4. GoogleGroup Product Manager, GCP Security Command Center2019 — 2022
  5. GoogleSr Product Manager, GDA2018 — 2019
  6. GoogleSr Product Manager, Android2015 — 2018
  7. GoogleProduct Manager, GDN2013 — 2015
  8. Amazon Web ServicesSr. Product Manager, EC2 & Elastic MapReduce2011 — 2013
  9. Amazon Web ServicesProduct Manager Intern, EC22010
  10. Akamai TechnologiesSenior Software Engineer2007 — 2009
  11. Akamai TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2005 — 2007
  12. Akamai TechnologiesSoftware Engineer Intern2003 — 2004

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2009 — 2011
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., Computer Science2001 — 2005

Skills & more

Product Management11SaaS5IaaS4Data Analysis4SQL3Pricing3Amazon Web Services (AWS)12Cloud Computing11Distributed Systems11Hadoop4C++2Python4
+9 morePerlAgile MethodologiesAmazon EC2AnalyticsMobile ApplicationsSoftware DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringRubyMapReduce

From Kathryn's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 843 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Forgepoint Capital27

Ken GonzalezManaging Director at NightDragonAndy GreosPrincipal at Sageview CapitalJerry KowalskiCISO, Jefferies at Saints CapitalAndrew McClureManaging Director at ForgePoint CapitalErnie BioManaging Director at ForgePoint CapitalLisa LeeCFO at ForgePoint Capital

+ 21 more

Also worked at Google942

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

+ 936 more

Also worked at Amazon Web Services260

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 254 more

Also worked at Akamai Technologies17

David HallManaging Partner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionKevin EganInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)AparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergePeter KightSenior Advisor at Commerce VenturesRavi SundararajanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at AIspace Ventures

+ 11 more

Colleagues at ForgePoint Capital

Alberto Yépez
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Andres Andreu
Venture Consultant at ForgePoint Capital
Andrew McClure
Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Casilda Angulo
Vice President at ForgePoint Capital
Damien Henault
Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital International at ForgePoint Capital
Donald Dixon
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Dr. Shane Shook
Investor at ForgePoint Capital
Ernie Bio
Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital

Network4

Alberto Yépez
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Andrew McClure
Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Donald Dixon
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Ernie Bio
Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital

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