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Kevin Liu

Investor

Head of Portfolio Capital & Investments at Techstars

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $50K – $100K checks

About

Kevin Liu heads Portfolio Capital & Investments at Techstars, an early-stage venture firm, where his work spans deal evaluation, fundraising support, and follow-on investment decisions for portfolio companies. Before Techstars, he ran Data Science & Analytics at Mattermark, which was acquired by FullContact. His early-stage investments include Vise, Culture Biosciences, Retool, Seldon, Doorvest, Wunderite, Hightouch, and Roboflow.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsE-commerceFintechFuture of WorkHealthtechMarketplacesMedical DevicesSaaS

Experience

  1. Salmon LabsFounder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Uncharted VenturesFounder & Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. TechstarsLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
  4. TechstarsHead of Investments & Portfolio Capital Formation2019 — 2024San Francisco, California
  5. PerplexityPerplexity AI Business Fellowcurrent2025 — present
  6. LevelInvestor & Board Observer2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  7. SeldonInvestor & Board Observer2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  8. First Round CapitalMentor2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  9. GoogleMentor - Launchpad Accelerator2017 — 2020San Francisco, California
  10. MattermarkHead of Data & Analytics2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Golden Gate VenturesInvestments2013Singapore

Education

  1. University of Southern California

Skills & more

Strategy4Public Speaking2Board Level5Start-ups73Research40Finance33New Venture Development19Fundraising19Private Equity23Due Diligence19Venture Capital17Data Analysis18
+12 moreInvestmentsDiscussion FacilitationSEOProgrammingLeadership DevelopmentTrainingCrisis CounsellingMachine LearningData MiningPredictive AnalyticsMicrosoft OfficeCapital IQ

Languages English · French · Mandarin Chinese

From Kevin's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AlloyCulture BiosciencesDoorvestHightouchHiOperatorRetoolRoboflowVise

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Techstars

Brad Feld
Co-founder of Foundry and Techstars
David Cohen
Founder and CEO at Techstars
Maëlle Gavet
CEO and Board member at Techstars

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kevin Liu work?
Kevin Liu is Head of Portfolio Capital & Investments at Techstars.
What does Kevin Liu invest in?
Kevin Liu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, E-commerce, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, SaaS.
What check size does Kevin Liu write?
Kevin Liu typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.

Same school

Also attended University of Southern California474

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Shared employers

Also worked at Techstars425

Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group

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Also worked at Seldon9

Julian JohnsonOperating Partner at AlbionVCNadine TorbeyInvestor at AlbionVCManjari Chandran-RameshPartner at Amadeus Capital PartnersPedro PinheiroPrincipal at Bright Pixel CapitalAndrew J ScottFounding Partner at 7percent VenturesVin LingathotiPartner at Cambridge Innovation Capital

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Also worked at Google1,561

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures

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