Kevin Wang
InvestorFounderStrategic Advisor at OSS Capital · Founder at Fossa
New York, New York, United States
FoundedFossa
About
Kevin Wang is a Strategic Advisor at OSS Capital, where he works with founders of open source projects on commercialization and scaling. He is the CEO of FOSSA, a platform for open source license and vulnerability management used by large enterprises and popular open source projects. He was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in 2018 and was a 2013 Thiel Fellow.
Invests in
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Founder at Fossa
Intro paths
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Fossa's investors · 9
1517Telluride · $50K – $1M checksBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksCanvas VenturesCampbell · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checksJam FundLos Angeles · $500K – $20M checksKibo VenturesMadrid · $2.2M – $5.4M checksMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksModern TechnicalSan Francisco · $500K – $1M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks
Experience
- FOSSAFounder & Chairmancurrent2026 — present
- FOSSAFounder & CEO2015 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- OSS CapitalAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
- CodecovInvestor / Advisor2018 — 2022
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2013 — 2015
- XSeed CapitalFellow2013 — 2014
- TLDRLegalCreator2012 — 2014
- ClouderaPlatform Engineering2013
- TechStars Chicago (Excelerate Labs)Intern2012Greater Chicago Area
- University of Illinois at ChicagoResearcher2010 — 2011Electronic Visualization Laboratory
Skills & more
SaaS9Python21C#6C++4CSS9JavaScript8Amazon Web Services (AWS)2HBase2Java8Ruby3Ruby on Rails2Git3
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Product DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentProgrammingWeb DevelopmentGame DevelopmentGraphic DesignMusic ProductionWeb DesignUser Interface DesignAmazon EC2Cloud ComputingBig DataFrom Kevin's professional profile.
Colleagues at OSS Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Wang?
- Kevin Wang is a Strategic Advisor at OSS Capital, where he works with founders of open source projects on commercialization and scaling. He is the CEO of FOSSA, a platform for open source license and vulnerability management used by large enterprises and popular open source projects. He was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in 2018 and was a 2013 Thiel Fellow.
- Where does Kevin Wang work?
- Kevin Wang is Founder of Fossa and Strategic Advisor at OSS Capital.
- What does Kevin Wang invest in?
- Kevin Wang invests in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools.
- What companies did Kevin Wang found?
- Kevin Wang founded Fossa.
- Where did Kevin Wang go to school?
- Kevin Wang studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science); Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.
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Shared employers
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