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Kathryn Shih

Investor

Venture Partner at ForgePoint Capital

Seattle, Washington

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

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Wesley ChanunlockedKathryn: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001)
×7Kathryn: together at Harvard Business School
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Kathryn: together at Akamai Technologies

About

Kathryn Shih joined ForgePoint Capital in early 2024 as an Entrepreneur in Residence and has since become a Venture Partner, helping shape the firm's AI investment strategy across cybersecurity and sourcing opportunities in AI infrastructure, security for AI, and vertical AI applications. Before ForgePoint, she was a Group Product Manager at Google, leading the Security AI Workbench team, and previously worked on Google Ads, Android OS, and AWS EC2 and EMR, beginning her career as a software engineer at Akamai Technologies. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT.

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

Skills & more

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

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Colleagues at ForgePoint Capital

Alberto Yépez
Co-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital
Ale Borda
Head of 5050 at Fifty Years
Andres Andreu
Venture Consultant 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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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kathryn Shih?
Kathryn Shih joined ForgePoint Capital in early 2024 as an Entrepreneur in Residence and has since become a Venture Partner, helping shape the firm's AI investment strategy across cybersecurity and sourcing opportunities in AI infrastructure, security for AI, and vertical AI applications. Before ForgePoint, she was a Group Product Manager at Google, leading the Security AI Workbench team, and previously worked on Google Ads, Android OS, and AWS EC2 and EMR, beginning her career as a software engineer at Akamai Technologies. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT.
Where does Kathryn Shih work?
Kathryn Shih is Venture Partner at ForgePoint Capital.
What does Kathryn Shih invest in?
Kathryn Shih invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What check size does Kathryn Shih write?
Kathryn Shih typically writes checks of $5M – $30M.
Where did Kathryn Shih go to school?
Kathryn Shih studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Computer Science).

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